gratis

[ grat-is, grey-tis ]
/ ˈgræt ɪs, ˈgreɪ tɪs /

adverb

without charge or payment; free: The manufacturer provided an extra set of coat buttons gratis.

adjective

free; gratuitous.

Origin of gratis

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gratis

gracious gratis gratuitous

Example sentences from the Web for gratis

British Dictionary definitions for gratis

gratis
/ (ˈɡreɪtɪs, ˈɡrætɪs, ˈɡrɑːtɪs) /

adverb, adjective

(postpositive) without payment; free of charge

Word Origin for gratis

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