Definition of Gratis

1. Adverb. Without payment. "I'll give you this gratis"

Exact synonyms: For Free, Free Of Charge

2. Adjective. Costing nothing. "Free admission"
Exact synonyms: Complimentary, Costless, Free, Gratuitous
Similar to: Unpaid

Definition of Gratis

1. adv. For nothing; without fee or recompense; freely; gratuitously.

Definition of Gratis

1. Adverb. free, without charge ¹

2. Adjective. free, without charge ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gratis

1. free of charge [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gratis

gratin
gratinate
gratinated
gratinates
gratinating
gratine
gratinee
gratineed
gratineeing
gratinees
grating
gratingly
gratings
gratins
gratiolin
gratis (current term)
gratis(p)
gratitude
gratitudes
gratonite
grattarolaite
grattoirs
gratuities
gratuitious
gratuitous
gratuitous inducer
gratuitously
gratuitousness

Literary usage of Gratis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. University Education by Henry Philip Tappan (1851)
"Medical police, by Professor Wagner, twice a week, gratis. ... Introduction to algebra and analysis, once a week, gratis, by Prof. ..."

2. The Literary Diary of Ezra Stiles: Ed. Under the Authority of the by Ezra Stiles (1901)
"1G 1 G 1 G 1G Fr. Tho' Chester gratis 1 G Daniel Cooke 4 D Worthington Ely IG Matthew Griswold 1 G Roger Griswold Jn» Lay 4 D 4D 4D 1G 1 G Oliver Lewis IG ..."

3. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament: Including the Biblical by Wilhelm Gesenius, Edward Robinson (1844)
"1. gratis, gratuitously, for nothing, ie without reward, Gen. 29, 15. Job 1, 9 ; without price or payment, Ex. 21, 2. 11. 2. frustra, to no purpose, ..."

4. Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Francis Lieber, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1832)
"Application of the integral calculus to geometry, by the same, once a week, gratis. Calculation of probabilities, by Dr. Dirichlet. ..."

5. A Treatise on the Law of Evidence as Administered in England and Ireland by John Pitt Taylor (1887)
"... gratis the rules sent by the late Poor-law Board, or the present Local Government Board, to the overseers of his parish, or to the guardians of his ..."

6. Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe (1895)
"He directs the poor gratis. I take notice of these by way of specimen ; I could give you two or three dozen of the like, and yet have abundance left behind. ..."

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