GIVEAWAY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards

Synonyms:

game show; giveaway

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("giveaway" is a kind of...):

broadcast; program; programme (a radio or television show)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "giveaway"):

quiz program (a game show in which contestants answer questions)

Meaning:

An unintentional disclosure

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("giveaway" is a kind of...):

disclosure; revealing; revelation (the speech act of making something evident)

Derivation:

give away (make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret)

Meaning:

A gift of public land or resources for the private gain of a limited group

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("giveaway" is a kind of...):

gift (something acquired without compensation)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)