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Giveaway vs Keepsake - What's the difference?

giveaway | keepsake |

As nouns the difference between giveaway and keepsake

is that giveaway is something that is given away or handed out for free while keepsake is some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.

giveaway

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • something that is given away or handed out for free
  • :The t-shirt was a giveaway from the company that sells the software.
  • something that is obvious or apparent; something that reveals a secret
  • :The frosting in his beard was a giveaway that he had been munching the cake.

    • Usage notes

    * The verb to give away, is two words.

    Synonyms

    (something given away for free) freebie

    Derived terms

    * dead giveaway

    keepsake

    English

    Noun

  • Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.
    • She gave him a lock of hair as a keepsake of their time together.
  • (historical) Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.

    • Synonyms

    * memento * souvenir * (plural) memorabilia