[ adj ] standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything <adj.all> a freestanding bell towera house with a separate garage
After the sale, Mr. Hinton will take control of the magazines TV Guide and Mirabella, a newspaper division including the Boston Herald and San Antonio Express-News, and News Corp.'s freestanding insert companies, Product Movers and Quad Marketing.
All the changes take effect retrospectively - they affect all Prudential pensions, retirement annuities and freestanding additional voluntary contributions already in force.
Separately, Penney opened its first freestanding children's store a few days ago in Corona, Calif. Called J.C. Penney Children's Store, it is a 10,000-square-foot version of the company's in-store children's departments.
For one thing, the company wanted to sell the parts in freestanding displays at its own dealerships and in independent parts-supply stores, so it needed something more appealing to consumers.
But fearing that President Reagan may veto the bill because of provisions unrelated to an Iran embargo, senators approved the freestanding measure.