costless
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Costing nothing; free of charge: Describes something that is provided without requiring payment or financial expenditure.
- Complimentary; gratuitous: Often used for items or services given as a courtesy, without an expectation of payment.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The museum offers costless admission on the first Sunday of every month.
- Attendees received costless copies of the conference materials.
- The software update is costless for all existing users.
Advanced Usage
- "to be costless to someone": To be free of charge for a specific person or group.
- The consultation was costless to veterans and their families.
- Used in formal or technical contexts to emphasize the absence of monetary cost, often in economics, software, or public services.
Variants and Related Words
- Costlessly (adverb): In a manner that involves no cost.
- The service can be costlessly obtained from their website.
- Costlessness (noun): The state or quality of being free of charge.
- The costlessness of the program is its main advantage.
Synonyms
- Free: Obtainable without payment.
- Complimentary: Given free of charge, often as a courtesy.
- Gratis: Without charge; free (from Latin).
- Gratuitous: Given or done free of charge.
Antonyms
- Costly: Having a high price; expensive.
- Pricy/Pricey: Expensive.
- Chargeable: Subject to a fee or payment.
Related Phrases
- At no cost: An adverbial phrase meaning without any charge.
- The repairs were done at no cost to the customer.
- Free of charge: An adverbial phrase synonymous with "costless."
- The samples were distributed free of charge.
Adjective
- costing nothing
- complimentary tickets
- free admission