freeloaded; freeloading; freeloads
: to impose upon another's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility involved : sponge
freeloader
noun
Examples of freeload in a Sentence
after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out
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The watch party is over for people who have been freeloading on their subscription to HBO Max.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2025
Companies cannot be allowed to build market share by freeloading off the investments of others.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
And, more broadly, that work requirements incentivize people to work and prevent able-bodied, working-age people from freeloading off of hard-working Americans.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 June 2025
After less than 24 hours on the ground in the Netherlands, Trump headed back to Washington having secured a major policy change he's pushed for since 2017: a significant boost in defense spending by other NATO countries that the president has for years accused of freeloading off the United States.
—Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2025
Companies cannot be allowed to build market share by freeloading off the investments of others.
—Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
And, more broadly, that work requirements incentivize people to work and prevent able-bodied, working-age people from freeloading off of hard-working Americans.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 26 June 2025
After less than 24 hours on the ground in the Netherlands, Trump headed back to Washington having secured a major policy change he's pushed for since 2017: a significant boost in defense spending by other NATO countries that the president has for years accused of freeloading off the United States.
—Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
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“Freeload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freeload. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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