giveaway

«giveaway» in Mova's school dictionary: a thing that is given free, for example a free gift or a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a giveaway, giveaways); adjective (informal: giveaway prices); verb phrase «give away» (give, gave, given away)

meaning for a pupil

1) A giveaway is a thing that is given free, for example a free gift or a prize in a competition. tree →

2) A giveaway (dead giveaway) is a small sign that tells a secret or shows the truth: "Her red face was a giveaway." tree →

3) (informal, adjective) Giveaway prices are very low. tree →

4) The verb «give away» means to give something for free, or to tell a secret by mistake. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, detective tales and everyday life, «a dead giveaway» is a clue that tells you who did it. In shops and online, a giveaway is a free prize or gift. Phrases: «a dead giveaway», «free giveaway», «enter a giveaway», «give away a secret».

examples

• The chocolate on his face was a dead giveaway. tree →
• The comic came with a free giveaway: a toy whistle. tree →
• Enter our giveaway to win a bike! tree →
• Her smile was a giveaway that she knew the surprise. tree →
• Don't give away the ending of the book! tree →
• They gave away all the kittens to good homes. tree →
• The shop sold the toys at giveaway prices. tree →

note

The noun is one word: «a giveaway». The verb is two words: «give away» (gave away, given away). Online giveaways can be scams: never share personal details to win a prize.

In the corpora

• Famous faces are used in scams; a real giveaway never asks for your password.
• Giveaways asking for card details are scams, even if a famous face seems to promise them.
• Fake giveaways promise expensive prizes to strangers and often ask for "postage" money or private details.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «giveaway» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.