gratis
[grat-is, grey-tis]
adverb
without charge or payment; free: The manufacturer provided an extra set of coat buttons gratis.
adjective
free; gratuitous.
RELATED WORDS
Nearby words
- gratinate,
- gratinated,
- grating,
- gratingly,
- gratiné,
- gratitude,
- grattage,
- grattan,
- grattan, henry,
- grattoir
Origin of gratis
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin grātīs freely, contraction of grātiīs with favors, graces (ablative plural of grātia grace)
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gratis
adverb, adjective
Word Origin for gratis
C15: from Latin: out of kindness, from grātiīs, ablative pl of grātia favour
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gratis
mid-15c., "for nothing, freely," from Latin gratis, contraction of gratiis "for thanks," hence, "without recompense," ablative of gratiae "thanks," plural of gratia "favor" (see grace). Meaning "free of charge" is 1540s.
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