Giveaway — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group

an unintentional disclosure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡwˈɑːm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɪvɐwˌeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɪvɐwˌeɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɡwˈɑːm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

game show

Word Forms

give away

verb

make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verschenken

eine Schenkung von öffentlichem Land oder öffentlichen Ressourcen zum privaten Vorteil einer begrenzten Gruppe

🇫🇷French

révéler

un don de terres ou de ressources publiques pour le gain privé d'un groupe limité

🇪🇸Spanish

donar

una donación de tierras o recursos públicos para el beneficio privado de un grupo limitado

🇮🇹Italian

dare via

una donazione di terreno o risorse pubbliche per il guadagno privato di un gruppo limitato

🇳🇱Dutch

weggeefactie

een geschenk van openbaar land of hulpbronnen voor het privégewin van een beperkte groep

🇵🇹Portuguese

sorteio

uma doação de terras ou recursos públicos para ganho privado de um grupo limitado

🇷🇺Russian

отдавать

дар государственной земли или ресурсов для частной выгоды ограниченной группы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दे दो

किसी सीमित समूह के निजी लाभ के लिए सार्वजनिक भूमि या संसाधनों का उपहार

🇧🇩Bengali

উপহার

একটি সীমিত গোষ্ঠীর ব্যক্তিগত লাভের জন্য সরকারী জমি বা সম্পদের উপহার

🇮🇳Tamil

கொடுப்பனவு

ஒரு வரையறுக்கப்பட்ட குழுவின் தனிப்பட்ட ஆதாயத்திற்காக பொது நிலம் அல்லது வளங்களின் பரிசு

🇮🇳Telugu

బహుమానం

పరిమిత సమూహం యొక్క ప్రైవేట్ లాభం కోసం ప్రభుత్వ భూమి లేదా వనరుల బహుమతి

🇮🇳Marathi

देणे

मर्यादित गटाच्या खाजगी फायद्यासाठी सार्वजनिक जमीन किंवा संसाधनांची भेट

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભેટ

મર્યાદિત જૂથના ખાનગી લાભ માટે જાહેર જમીન અથવા સંસાધનોની ભેટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಡು

ಸೀಮಿತ ಗುಂಪಿನ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಲಾಭಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಭೂಮಿ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಪನ್ಮೂಲಗಳ ಉಡುಗೊರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സമ്മാനിക്കുക

ഒരു പരിമിത ഗ്രൂപ്പിൻ്റെ സ്വകാര്യ നേട്ടത്തിനായി പൊതു ഭൂമിയുടെയോ വിഭവങ്ങളുടെയോ സമ്മാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੇ ਦੇਓ

ਇੱਕ ਸੀਮਤ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੇ ਨਿੱਜੀ ਲਾਭ ਲਈ ਜਨਤਕ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਰੋਤਾਂ ਦਾ ਤੋਹਫ਼ਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

تحفہ

ایک محدود گروپ کے ذاتی فائدے کے لیے سرکاری زمین یا وسائل کا تحفہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

送

为了有限群体的私人利益而赠送公共土地或资源

🇯🇵Japanese

譲る

限られた集団の私的利益のための公有地や資源の贈与

🇰🇷Korean

경품

제한된 집단의 사적 이익을 위해 공공 토지나 자원을 증여하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quà tặng

quà tặng đất công hoặc tài nguyên vì lợi ích cá nhân của một nhóm hạn chế

🇹🇭Thai

ของแจก

ของขวัญเป็นที่ดินสาธารณะหรือทรัพยากรเพื่อผลประโยชน์ส่วนตัวของกลุ่มจำกัด

🇮🇩Indonesian

memberi secara gratis

pemberian tanah publik atau sumber daya untuk keuntungan pribadi kelompok terbatas

🇲🇾Malay

hadiah

pemberian tanah atau sumber awam untuk keuntungan peribadi kumpulan terhad

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يتبرع

هدية من الأراضي أو الموارد العامة لتحقيق مكاسب خاصة لمجموعة محدودة

🇮🇷Persian

هدیه دادن

هدیه زمین یا منابع عمومی برای منافع شخصی یک گروه محدود

🇹🇷Turkish

vermek

sınırlı bir grubun özel kazancı için kamu arazisi veya kaynaklarının hediye edilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּגִידָה

מתנה של קרקע ציבורית או משאבים לרווח פרטי של קבוצה מוגבלת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'giveaway'?

The primary meaning of 'giveaway' is 'a gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group'.

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Using 'giveaway' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'giveaway' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'giveaway' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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