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pro bono

UK/prəʊ ˈbəʊnəʊ//proʊ ˈboʊnoʊ/

pro bono prepositional phrase: without charging the usual fee; done voluntarily without fee, generally for clients or patients of limited means.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Without charging the usual fee; done voluntarily without fee, generally for clients or patients of limited means.
    • The firm currently has about half a dozen pro bono cases at any one time.
    • After he retired, he offered representation pro bono from time to time.

pro bono meaning in Tamil and Persian

pro bono in Tamil

இலவச

pro bono in Persian

without fee
عامالمنفعه 'âm-ol-manfa'e

Origin of pro bono

Abbreviated from Latin prō bonō publicō (“for the public good”).

Words formed from pro bono

Questions about pro bono

What does pro bono mean?
Pro bono means without charging the usual fee; done voluntarily without fee, generally for clients or patients of limited means.
What is pro bono in Tamil?
Pro bono in Tamil is இலவச. See Pro bono meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pro bono?
Pro bono is a prepositional phrase.
How do you pronounce pro bono?
Pro bono is pronounced /prəʊ ˈbəʊnəʊ/ (UK).

Words near pro bono in the dictionary

  1. pro
  2. pro and con
  3. pro and conned
  4. pro and conning
  5. pro and cons
  6. pro bono
  7. pro confesso
  8. pro domino
  9. pro eo quod
  10. pro forma
  11. pro formas

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