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# giveaway

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

«giveaway» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A giveaway is a thing that is given free, for example a free gift or a prize in a competition. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giveaway/#m1)
2. A giveaway (dead giveaway) is a small sign that tells a secret or shows the truth: "Her red face was a giveaway." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giveaway/#m2)
3. (informal, adjective) Giveaway prices are very low. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giveaway/#m3)
4. The verb «give away» means to give something for free, or to tell a secret by mistake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giveaway/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giveaway/#x1)
- The comic came with a free giveaway: a toy whistle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giveaway/#x2)
- Enter our giveaway to win a bike! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giveaway/#x3)
- Her smile was a giveaway that she knew the surprise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giveaway/#x4)
- Don't give away the ending of the book! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giveaway/#x5)
- They gave away all the kittens to good homes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giveaway/#x6)
- The shop sold the toys at giveaway prices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giveaway/#x7)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «giveaway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giveaway/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«giveaway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/giveaway.html) on Mova free.