if a company gives something away, they let you have it without paying for it
if a man gives a woman away on her wedding day, he leads her towards the man she is going to marry
in sports, to allow an opponent to win because you make a silly mistake
to provide someone with something that you no longer want or need
to show an emotion or quality that you are trying to hide
to tell information or facts that you should keep secret
And how do we stop them from giving away information about our business?
Any plants that were left I gave away to neighbours.
Apple is said to be giving away gift cards worth up to 80 with purchases.
Do not give away too much information about yourself to people whom you do not know well.
From outside the new museum gives away little of its amazing interior.
He added that there was no plan at present to give away tickets to ensure full stadiums.
Her face gave nothing away.
If captured, they might give away vital military secrets.
If you are lucky you may also win one of 100 pairs of deckchairs that the company is giving away.
Making us sell or give away homes will bring our plans for more affordable housing to an abrupt halt.
Most of these browsers were given away free, but some were sold.
One example is giving away something to which you are too attached.
Ten thousand copies of the software package are being given away.
The bride was given away by her father.
The father of four gave away 100,000 during his stay.
The short answer was that they kept giving away cheap penalties in kicking range.
They gave away two goals in the first half.
They may not work for money but they give away their expensively earned skills and time free.
They played very well for a lot of the game but then gave away stupid penalties.
They were having to give away half the company for 1 million.
Throw away, give away, or sell anything you no longer like or need.
Today most are given away free.
We gave away two goals and gave ourselves too much to do.
We gave away two very cheap goals.
We have been giving away soft goals for a long time now.
We have over 2,500 worth of these gifts to give away.
We have ten copies of the book to give away.
We were just giving away a few little prizes for fun.
Why do we borrow money to give away in aid?
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