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Princeton's WordNet

  1. free agencynoun

    (sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any team

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  1. free agency

    In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is allowed to solicit offers from other teams. In some circumstances, the free agent's options are limited by league rules.

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  1. free agency

    Free agency is the ability or power of individuals to make their own decisions, choices, and actions according to their own will, without external coercion or control, often within certain legal frameworks. In a broader context, free agency can also refer to the concept that human beings have the ability to make choices independent of natural deterministic laws. It can also refer to a period in professional sports where players can sign contracts with any team they choose.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of free agency in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of free agency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of free agency in a Sentence

  1. Kevin Durant:

    Los Angeles Lakers's just a part of this( free agency) process, when the time comes we'll talk about it. Right now I'm 100 percent locked in to helping( the Thunder) be the best we can be.

  2. Denver GM George Paton:

    We just want the best guy. We do n’t care if it’s free agency ; we do n’t care if it’s the draft ; we do n’t care if it’s a trade, we’re going to exhaust all options to try to get the best guy for The Broncos.

  3. Patrick McDermott/Getty Images:

    I think that should be enough time to make a decision, by then, i don’t want to put myself on a specific date, but again, I do want to be sensitive to Davante (Adams) and many other guys who have decisions to make on their own futures. To drag it out past free agency would be disrespectful to the organization and to those guys, and that 100% will not happen.

  4. Edwin Rodriguez:

    It was just like free agency.

  5. Quinn Harris/Getty Images:

    I did not think we’d be talking about this after this game. I'm gonna take some time and have conversations with the folks around here, and then take some time away and make a decision -- obviously before free agency or anything kinda gets going on that front, it's fresh right now. It's a little shocking for sure. Definitely was hoping to have a nice week after the NFC Championship to enjoy the lead up [to the Super Bowl] and start contemplating some things, so I haven't even let the moment really sink in yet.


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