gratis

[grat-is, grey-tis]

adverb

1. without charge or payment; free.

   The manufacturer provided an extra set of coat buttons gratis.

adjective

1. free; gratuitous.

gratis

/ ˈɡrætɪs, ˈɡrɑːtɪs, ˈɡreɪtɪs /

adverb

1. (postpositive) without payment; free of charge

Word History and Origins

Origin of gratis¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin grātīs freely, contraction of grātiīs with favors, graces (ablative plural of grātia grace )

Word History and Origins

Origin of gratis¹

C15: from Latin: out of kindness, from grātiīs, ablative pl of grātia favour