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# gratis

«gratis» in Mova's school dictionary: **Free of charge; without having to pay** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adverb (gratis); adjective (gratis)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal or informal) Free of charge; without having to pay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratis/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in shops and adverts or as a jokey word in speech: «you get the second one gratis». It tells the reader no money is needed. Phrases: for gratis, gratis and for nothing.

### examples

- The museum lets children in gratis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratis/#x1)
- Buy one cake and get another gratis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratis/#x2)
- He fixed my bike gratis because we are friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratis/#x3)
- Programs that are free to use are sometimes called gratis software. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratis/#x4)
- The drinks at the party were gratis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratis/#x5)
- You can have this old toy gratis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratis/#x6)
- The students, even those who had board and lodging gratis, left the city. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratis/#x7)

### note

From Latin. Pronounced GRAH-tis or GRAT-is. «For gratis» is common but repeats the idea. The usual word is «free». Not the same as «gratitude» (thankfulness), though related in origin.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «gratis» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratis/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.