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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Thus, next offseason, Alonso could also be a free and clear free agent without draft pick compensation attached.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
That means families in those units would own all the shares of their houses free and clear.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The seller had bought the 40 acres free and clear for $500,000 three years earlier.
—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
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
That means families in those units would own all the shares of their houses free and clear.
—Roger Valdez, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The seller had bought the 40 acres free and clear for $500,000 three years earlier.
—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
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“Free and clear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/free%20and%20clear. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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