The phrase "For free", is "free" a noun here?

the word “free” in the phrase “For free”, is it a noun, adjective, or adverb?

Adjective. “Free” describes the subject, which may or may not be specified in the phrase.

In the sentence “This is for free,” the subject is this, which is a noun (in this sentence it means a thing or idea) and the predicate is is for free. Our verb is is indicating existence and for free describes the subject “This.”

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I don’t think that’s quite right. If the sentence is “You get this for free” then “for free” would be modifying the verb.

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