gratis
Americanadverb
adjective
adverb
Etymology
Origin of gratis
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin grātīs freely, contraction of grātiīs with favors, graces (ablative plural of grātia grace )
Example Sentences
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Some publish gratis, some require a paid subscription and many others offer a combination of free and paid content.
A hand-selected group of elected officials spent the last few weeks traveling — gratis — to Hawaii, Vietnam and Taiwan to discuss big-picture policy ideas.
From Los Angeles Times
Taverner probably has three PhDs and could bring Jackson Lamb along gratis, with his networks and cigarettes.
From Los Angeles Times
"We cannot allow others to simply use it free, gratis and for nothing. That would be unfair."
From BBC
“He then let me quote ‘Axe Handles’ to my heart’s content, gratis.”
From Los Angeles Times
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