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Pronunciation / Transliteration: muftkhor
"सार्वजनिक योजनाओं में मुफ़्तखोरों से बचना मुश्किल है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who benefits from something without paying for it or contributing to its effort or cost.
"Public broadcasting often struggles with free-riders who enjoy programming without paying the voluntary subscription fees." - 2
In economics, an actor who consumes more than their fair share of a public resource or shoulders less than a fair share of the costs of its production.
"The international climate agreement included mechanisms to prevent industrialized nations from acting as free-riders."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrase 'to get a free ride', emerging in economic and sociological terminology during the mid-20th century. The term combines the adjective 'free' (costless) with 'rider' (originally referring to passengers on transport), expanding metaphorically to describe individuals who benefit from public goods or collective efforts without contributing to their cost.
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passager clandestin
Transliteration: pa-sa-ʒe klan.des.tɛ̃
"Le problème du passager clandestin nuit aux biens publics."
Trittbrettfahrer
Transliteration: trɪt.bʁɛtˌfaː.ʁɐ
"Das Projekt leidet unter vielen Trittbrettfahrern."
parassita sociale
Transliteration: pa.rasˈsi.ta soˈwʃa.le
"Dobbiamo evitare il fenomeno dei free-rider nel sistema fiscale."
gorrón
Transliteration: ɡoˈroŋ
"El sistema económico intenta penalizar al gorrón que no paga impuestos."
carona
Transliteration: kaˈɾõ.nɐ
"O problema do carona afeta a sustentabilidade do projeto."
मुफ़्तखोर
Transliteration: muftkhor
"सार्वजनिक योजनाओं में मुफ़्तखोरों से बचना मुश्किल है।"
搭便车者
Transliteration: dā biàn chē zhě
"经济学经常讨论如何防止搭便车者现象。"
무임승차자
Transliteration: muimseungchaja
"조별 과제에서 무임승차자를 처리하기는 어렵다."
タダ乗り
Transliteration: tadanori
"公共財の供給においてはタダ乗り問題が発生しやすい。"
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