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free house

free house
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [free noun, adjective hous]
    • /fri noun, adjective haʊs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [free noun, adjective hous]
    • /fri noun, adjective haʊs/

Definitions of free house words

  • noun free house a tavern that, having no affiliation or contract with a particular brewery, serves several brands of beer, ale, etc. 1
  • countable noun free house In Britain, a free house is a pub which is not owned by a particular company and so can sell whatever beers it chooses. 0
  • noun free house a public house not bound to sell only one brewer's products 0
  • noun free house (Britain) A public house that is not owned or managed by a brewery company, and can therefore stock a range of beers from several producers. 0

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Origin of free house

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Free house

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

free house popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

free house usage trend in Literature

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