freecycleverb [ I or T ]
/ˈfriːˌsaɪ.kəl//ˈfriːˌsaɪ.kəl/to give things that you do not want to other people to use instead of throwing them away, especially when this is arranged using the internet:
Nearly 3,000 people freecycle in Tucson.
I sold lots of toys and freecycled a lounge chair, a table, and a desk.
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- I've also freecycled on behalf of friends.
- There are lots of options including having a garage sale, selling your items online, donating your items, freecycling or recycling.
- People have many reasons for freecycling, but the biggest reason is environmental.
- She promised to freecycle the oven to another kitchen refurbisher once her own builders had departed.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Rubbish and waste
- debris
- detritus
- dross
- effluent
- flotsam
- froth
- jumble
- junk
- kitsch
- recycle
- refuse
- rubbish
- rubble
- scrap
- scrap heap
- scrappage
- tat
- upcycle
- upcycling
- waste product
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