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free

verb [T] (MAKE AVAILABLE)
 
 
/friː/

Definition

to make something available for someone to use: They planned to extend the car park, freeing existing parking spaces for visitors. Can you cancel my meetings - I need to free (up) the afternoon to write this report.Available and accessiblePresent
(Definition of free verb (MAKE AVAILABLE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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