free rider

English - Turkish

Definition of free rider in English Turkish dictionary: {i} asalak; {i} beleşçi; {i} otlakçı
free rider problem: (Ticaret) bedava binici sorunu

English - English

Definition of free rider in English English dictionary: One who obtains benefit from a public good without paying for it directly
A lighthouse is the classic example of a public good because it is difficult to prevent a ship (a free rider) from using it.; Someone who obtains goods or services legally without paying
The store failed because all of the manager's friends were free riders who drove paying customers away.; {i} worker who does not belong to a professional union but enjoys the benefits of union activities; person who acquires something without effort or at no cost (Slang); someone who enjoys the benefit of a (public) good without paying for it; because it is difficult to preclude anyone from using a pure public good, those who benefit from the goods have an incentive to avoid paying for them (that is, to be a free-rider); A casual term used to infer that a country which does not make any trade concessions but profits, nonetheless tariff cuts and concessions made by other countries negotiating under the most-favoured nation principle
free-rider problem: situation in which every individual improves his or her financial situation under the erroneous assumption that the general economic condition will not be harmed