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gratis
for free, free of charge /ˈɡra.tis/
adverb#2131 most common
Also: gratis, at no cost
Example sentences
Intrarea este gratis.
Admission is free.
Copiii sub cinci ani călătoresc gratis.
Children under five travel for free.
Am primit acest pix gratis la conferință.
I got this pen for free at the conference.
Magazinul oferă livrare gratis pentru comenzile peste două sute de lei.
The store offers free delivery for orders over two hundred lei.
Nimic nu e cu adevărat gratis, chiar dacă nu plătim direct pentru el.
Nothing is truly free, even if we don't pay for it directly.
Politicienii promit adesea servicii gratis, uitând că tot cineva trebuie să le plătească.
Politicians often promise free services, forgetting that someone still has to pay for them.
Word family
gratuitfree, unpaid; also, unwarranted or gratuitous
gratuitatethe quality of being free of charge
gratiegrace, mercy, pardon
gratitudinegratitude
ingratungrateful
Etymology
Latin "gratis" was a contraction of "gratiis," the ablative plural of "gratia" (favor, goodwill, thanks). It meant "out of kindness" or "as a favor," and by extension, "without payment." Romanian borrowed the word directly from Latin, unchanged in form, as part of the wave of learned Latin and Romance borrowings that shaped modern Romanian vocabulary. The word stayed invariable, never adapting to native adverb or adjective endings.
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