free and clear
idiom
: without owing any money
I've paid off my mortgage and now I own the property free and clear.
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The seller had bought the 40 acres free and clear for $500,000 three years earlier.
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Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
This condition of title report showed the 40 acres to be free and clear.
—Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
Instead of housing a second bed, the alcove is there to add storage space, and is sized to hold the individual bed panels and mattress segments – thus keeping the pickup bed free and clear to store other gear, up to and including bicycles or dirt bikes.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
In 2024, cash gifts up to $18,000 per person are free and clear of gift taxation.
—Cicely Jones, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
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Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
This condition of title report showed the 40 acres to be free and clear.
—Christopher A. Combs, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
Instead of housing a second bed, the alcove is there to add storage space, and is sized to hold the individual bed panels and mattress segments – thus keeping the pickup bed free and clear to store other gear, up to and including bicycles or dirt bikes.
—New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
In 2024, cash gifts up to $18,000 per person are free and clear of gift taxation.
—Cicely Jones, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Free and clear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20and%20clear. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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