[Vocabulary] Give Away vs Give out?

[Christin93]

give away = Give sth free of charge
give out = Distribute

They were giving away/out free CDs at the entrance.
is there wasn't free i would use give away, But when free is used shoul i still use give away???
Thanks in advance

 

[macanudo]

to give away means to give as a present or gift for free.

to give out means to distribute or make public

I don't quite understand the question, but if it is free, we can use 'give away'.
They can be free or not, and we can still use 'give out'.