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gratis

gratis

2 6.3
You get it without paying any money
  • adjective
  • /ˈɡrætɪs/
translation icon : gratis
  • Almost all visits and speakers are provided gratis by the organization.
  • provides gratis
  • offer their services gratis
  • services gratis

Examples

  • This is strictly gratis.

  • I will, at times, review products sent to me gratis.

    Blog text (5)
  • I do them gratis, for friends.

  • For one night you share... and that night will be gratis.

  • "Well, then, the room is gratis.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Anyway, I would like to appear on your behalf... gratis.

  • We do some of our stuff gratis, you know, pro bono.

  • Many local museums offer entry gratis on the first Sunday of every month.

  • The hotel provides breakfast gratis for all guests staying overnight.

  • She offered her tutoring services gratis to underprivileged students.

Synonyms

free
vsgratis
1.0

Not costing any money

is the common phrase used to express that condition
complimentary
vsgratis
49 3.4

Free for customers or guests to have

is the neutral phrase for the same idea rather than a gift
on the house
vsgratis
44 3.2

Free for customers from a restaurant or bar

is the broad term for being free without specifying source
free of charge
vsgratis
39 1.2

You do not have to pay for it

is the general short expression for that same idea
costless
vsgratis
1 3.5

Free to get or use without paying

is the everyday phrasing used for that same fact
chargeless
vsgratis
3.2

An item or service that is given without payment

is the simple general way to say that no cost applies

How Free

gratis
2 6.3
free
1.0
subsidized
  • US
4.1
paid
1 1.0

Surface Forms

gratis positive

Etymology

Gratis comes from the Latin gratia meaning 'as a favour' or 'thanks', and it has the same root as grace and grateful, so you can picture something given out of kindness. That's why gratis means 'free of charge'.