"I got it for nothing. They are giving them away as publicity."
2.AdverbFor no reason.
In vain, uselessly, wastefully, or pointlessly.
"I wrote ten pages of information for nothing. He just chucked it in a drawer without reading it!; A: Then he walked up to me and shoved me. B: What the hell? What for? A: For nothing!; A: Then she filed suit against the restaurant. B: What the hell? For what? A: For nothing! Not so much for allegedly being negligent as for having some money that she might shake down!"
3.AdverbIn vain, uselessly, wastefully, or pointlessly.
"I wrote ten pages of information for nothing. He just chucked it in a drawer without reading it!"
4.AdverbWithout cause or without due cause.
"A: Then he walked up to me and shoved me. B: What the hell? What for? A: For nothing!; A: Then she filed suit against the restaurant. B: What the hell? For what? A: For nothing! Not so much for allegedly being negligent as for having some money that she might shake down!"