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give away

verb

  1. to donate or bestow as a gift, prize, etc
  2. to sell very cheaply
  3. to reveal or betray (esp in the phrases give the game or show away )
  4. to fail to use (an opportunity) through folly or neglect
  5. to present (a bride) formally to her husband in a marriage ceremony
  6. informal.
    to give up or abandon (something)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a betrayal or disclosure of information, esp when unintentional
  2. something given, esp with articles on sale, at little or no charge to increase sales, attract publicity, etc
  3. journalism another name for freesheet
  4. a radio or television programme characterized by the award of money and prizes
  5. modifier
    1. very cheap (esp in the phrase giveaway prices )
    2. free of charge

      a giveaway property magazine

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Mauritius has argued that it was illegally forced to give away the Chagos Islands as part of a deal to get independence from Britain in the 1960s.

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The territory, which declared independence in 1991 as Somalia descended into civil war, says the facilities are not Mogadishu's to give away.

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Scribner: In the beginning, it was scary; it felt like we were giving away tickets.

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Many saw this as giving away two major bargaining chips before talks had even started.

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But little did police know while pursuing the stolen antiquities, the three would leave behind near-enough similar clues to give away their presence in the Woodford shooting.

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