free agency
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A system through which professional athletes are free to play for or sign a contract to play for any team.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A system through which professional athletes are free to play for or sign a contract to play for any team.
Countable
noun
A system through which professional athletes are free to play for or sign a contract to play for any team.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "It has been a profitable trade period for the Blues. They also secured Dale Thomas as a restricted free agent and Sam Docherty from the Brisbane Lions, having lost Shaun Hampson in a trade with Richmond and Eddie Betts under free agency."
- "There are basically two ways to build teams in sports: You can acquire players through free agency or trades, or you can land fresh talent in the draft. This is true in business, too, as venture capitalist Garry Tan pointed out early this month."
- "In his past two free agencies, James joined a team with another superstar in residence, and another star came with him."
- "These players, in a 3-5-2 formation, are days away from free agency with no club yet acquired as pre-season training approaches[…]"
- "The system of his pretended free agency is without support; experience contradicts it every instant, and proves that he never ceases to be under the influence of necessity in all his actions; […]."