How do you pronounce freeware?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹiːˌwɛɹ/.

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freeware

/ˈfɹiːˌwɛɹ/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

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non-freeware free software free trial open-source software public domain software

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How do you pronounce freeware?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹiːˌwɛɹ/.
What does freeware mean?: Complete and functional software that does not require payment or other compensation (such as viewing advertising) for its use. Freeware may be a proprietary license with no access to the source code.
Where does freeware come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English fre English free Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Germanic *samþuz /*samftuz Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī) Old English sōfte Middle English softe English soft Proto-Germanic *warō Proto-West Germanic *waru Old English waru Middle English ware English -ware English softwarebf. English -ware English freeware From free + -ware (clipping of "software"). Coined by Andrew Fluegelman.

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