give away

/ɡˈɪv ɐwˈeɪ/

to give away

MAIN VERB

[phrase form: give]

to freely give something as a gift or donation to someone

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

synonyms : break

give away information about somebody

synonyms : betray

formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father

*** Concede an advantage in weight, time, height etc.

Examples

1. He gave away a fortune.

2. My grandfather keeps falling for online scams and giving away his personal information.

3. He fell into a trap by believing his childhood friend and giving away all of his savings.

4. The new charity will be giving away $55 million a year, putting it in the same league as other well-known charities.