Giveaway (Noun)
Meaning 1
An unintentional disclosure.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
A gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The congressman's approval of the logging concession was criticized as a giveaway to timber interests.
- The ranching community had benefited for decades from a sweetheart giveaway of millions of acres of federal grazing land.
- The leasing of mineral rights to energy companies at rock-bottom prices was characterized by many as a huge giveaway.
- The recent announcement that public funds would be used to subsidize the luxury condominium project sparked cries of a corporate giveaway.
- The terms of the trade deal that essentially privatized public utilities for private investors' gain were derided by consumer groups as a disastrous giveaway.
Meaning 3
A television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.