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# giveaway

«giveaway» in Mova's school dictionary: **a thing that is given free, for example a free gift or a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

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

### meaning for a pupil

1) A giveaway is a thing that is given free, for example a free gift or a prize in a competition. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giveaway/#m2)

3) (informal, adjective) Giveaway prices are very low. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giveaway/#m4)

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

### In the corpora

- [Famous faces are used in scams; a real giveaway never asks for your password.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies/12/)
- [Giveaways asking for card details are scams, even if a famous face seems to promise them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/12-keep-yourself-private-and-voices-that-lie/16/)
- [Fake giveaways promise expensive prizes to strangers and often ask for "postage" money or private details.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/19-scams-free-v-bucks-fake-giveaways-phishing-texts/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «giveaway» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giveaway/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.