单词 | giveaway |
释义 | giveaway (gɪvəweɪ ) also give-away Word forms: giveaways 1. singular noun A giveaway is something that makes you realize the truth about a particular person or situation. The only giveaway was the look of amusement in her eyes. Synonyms: sign, suggestion, hint, indication 2. countable noun A giveaway is something that a company or organization gives to someone, usually in order to encourage people to buy a particular product. Next week TODAY is celebrating with a great giveaway of FREE garden seeds. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] When you talk about giveaway prices, you are emphasizing that the prices are very low. [emphasis] Wine and food of superlative quality are available everywhere at giveaway prices. Collocations: dead giveaway The dead giveaway, though, is the smell. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Sometimes pastors' libraries are a dead giveaway of their age: all the books are twenty years old. Christianity Today (2000) In the case of the men, the sideburns are always a dead giveaway. Times, Sunday Times (2012) In the good old days, a quick interest rate cut or tax giveaway would have restored confidence and economies would have bounced back. Times, Sunday Times It also warns that the chancellor's budget strategy has been thrown into 'turmoil' by the downturn and an unplanned 2.7billion tax giveaway. Times, Sunday Times Ministers were banking on the 12.5 billion tax giveaway to stimulate the economy by getting shoppers to spend more. Times, Sunday Times Changing this rule for all workers would be seen as a tax giveaway to the rich, while altering it just for doctors would be deemed unfair on private sector workers. Times,Sunday Times The government has promised an income tax giveaway by raising the personal allowance to 12,500 and increasing the higher rate threshold to 50,000. Times, Sunday Times |
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