gratis
Syllables: grat·is/ˈɡɹɑː.tɪs/US/ˈɡɹætɪs/
gratis adjective: free: without charge.
Adjective
gratis (not comparable)
- Free: without charge.
- Really syncophant^([sic]) stuff, but it may help. It's gratis in any case.2010 September 27, Ann Charters, Samuel Charters, quoting John Clellon Holmes, Brother-Souls: John Clellon Holmes, Jack Kerouac, and the Beat Generation, →ISBN, page 162
- The gratis soft drink mixers on the counter, the free jukebox in the lounge – loaded with classic 45s – the shelves piled high with books to borrow and read, and the vintage 1960s pie-warmer is the very spirit of the Laurieston and the Clancy family.2023 October 22, Norry Wilson, “The best bar none? Why nothing has to change at the city’s legendary Laurieston”, in The Herald on Sunday, Glasgow: Newsquest, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19, column 2
- Synonyms:
- costless, feeless, free of charge, free as in beer, complimentary, chargeless, free, gratuitous
Adverb
gratis (not comparable)
- In a free way: without charge.
- I know not how they sold themselves: but thou, like a kind fellow, gavest thyself away gratis; and I thank thee for thee.c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]. Epilogue.”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […]...
- Reaſon, you roague, reaſon: thinkſt thou Ile endanger my soule, gratis?c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- Synonyms:
- costlessly, free of charge
gratis meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
gratis in Tamil
- கைம்மாறு கருதாமல், வெகுமதியாகப் பணியாற்றுதல், இலவசம், வெகுமதியின்றி, விலை ஏதும் இன்றி, சம்பளம்
gratis in Urdu
- بلامعاوضہ, بلاقیمت, بن داموں, مفت
gratis in Bengali
- মুফত, নিখরচা, বিনামূল্যে, মাগনা, বেগারহিসাবে
gratis in Telugu
- gratis, freely, costlessly
- ఉచితముగా ucitamugā
- gratis, costlessly, freely
- తేర tēra
More languagesFewer languages
- gratis in Malayalam
- ഓശാരം ōśāraṁ, ചുമ്മാ cummā, ഉപചാരം upacāraṁ
- gratis in Kannada
- ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥ dharmārtha
Synonyms of gratis
Antonyms
Origin of gratis
Borrowed from Latin grātīs.
Questions about gratis
- What does gratis mean?
- Gratis means free: without charge.
- What is gratis in Tamil?
- Gratis in Tamil is கைம்மாறு கருதாமல், வெகுமதியாகப் பணியாற்றுதல், இலவசம். See Gratis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gratis?
- Gratis can be an adjective or an adverb.
- How do you pronounce gratis?
- Gratis is pronounced /ˈɡɹɑː.tɪs/ (UK).
Words near gratis in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gratis (page history and authors); gratis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gratis (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); gratis (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ఉచితముగా (Telugu) (page history and authors); ഉപചാരം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ಧರ್ಮಾರ್ಥ (Kannada) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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