See Also: giveaway(dictionary)
giveaway 1, noun(dictionary)
giveaway 2, adjective(dictionary)

giveaway (iou)



giveaway noun & adjective. colloq. Also give-away. L19.
[from give away s.v. GIVE verb.]
A. noun.
The action or an act of giving a present etc. away; a free gift; a low price; a game in which the object is to make an opponent lose points, (in chess etc.) capture pieces, etc. L19.
Listener A host of special offers and giveaways. Bird Watching The land giveaway may continue.
The action or an act of giving a secret etc. away; an inadvertent betrayal; a person who or thing which betrays inadvertently. L19.
dead giveaway a complete betrayal.
J. Didion It was the giveaway, the proof of how she felt.
b. attrib. or as adjective.
Involving giving something away; given away, distributed free. L19.
Times Giveaway newspapers and free local directories are now Britain's fastest-growing media.
That betrays someone or something inadvertently; revealing. M20.
G. Swift It is impossible to climb those..steps without a give-away medley of creaks.