free company

free com·pa·ny

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [free kuhm-puh-nee]
- /fri ˈkʌm pə ni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [free kuhm-puh-nee]
- /fri ˈkʌm pə ni/

Definitions of free company words

noun free company a band of free companions. 1
noun free company a band of mercenary soldiers during the Middle Ages 0

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Origin of free company

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

First recorded in 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Free company

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Free company

free company popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% 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 company usage trend in Literature

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