-free

See also: free

English

Etymology

From free.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

-free

1. free from; without

Derived terms

Terms derived from -free

bilge-free carefree cell-free content-free context-free cost-free duty-free fancy-free fat-free germfree ice-free lead-free

pain-free post-free rent-free risk-free rust-free scot-free shot-free smoke-free sugar-free tax-free toll-free trouble-free

Translations

See also translations of individual words formed from this combining form

free from; without

• Dutch: -vrij
  • lead-free - loodvrij
• French: (before the word combined with) sans
  • risk-free - sans risque
• German: -frei
  • lead-free - bleifrei

• Italian: (before the word combined with) senza
  • risk-free - senza rischio
• Russian: без- (ru) (bez-), бес- (ru) (bes-) (before voiceless consonants)
  • duty-free - беспо́шлинный (bespóšlinnyj)
• Swedish: -fri
  • lead-free - blyfri