The phrase "acquired for free" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to something that has been obtained without any cost or payment.
Example: "The software was acquired for free during the promotional period, allowing users to access premium features without charge."
Alternatives: "obtained at no cost" or "secured for free".
However, most commentators attribute the decline in record sales to the fact that music is so easily acquired for free on the internet.
We chose to develop the PC application in Microsoft Visual C# 2005 (acquired for free via Cornell ECEs MSDNAA license agreement), which runs on Microsofts.NET 2.0 framework and provides inherent functionality for loading and manipulating images as well as serial port communication.
In tropical locations, banana leaves are readily available locally and could be acquired for free depending on the quantity needed.
The survey also reports on events respondents attended where food was acquired for free, such as with family or at places of worship.
The data included what food and beverages 5,222 employed adults had indicated they had purchased and "acquired" for free at work over a 7-day period.
Rewards points that are acquired for free are not tax deductible because they were not paid for by the person making the donation.
'When you need something, you tend to find it,' says Armstrong, who can't be doing with the idea of paying for something you might just as well acquire for free, and laments the buy-now-pay-later culture of ever-increasing debt.
During the week, 8% of respondents had purchased food or beverages at work during the week, and 17% had acquired it for free.
Most of the respondents (72.6%) bought their nets while the rest acquired them for free.
For me, Kevin Millar, a free agent acquired for cash from the Marlins last winter, was the genius pick.
Those of you skilled in the art of acquiring food for free know that potential sources include the communal coffee machine, catering for meetings, birthdays and other celebrations, and that person or persons in the office for whom baking is a hobby or emotional outlet.
