Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ex gratia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: ex -gra-tia
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Given as a favour; given as a gift.

adv

As a favour; as a gift.

Example Sentences

"an ex gratia payment"
"a payment given ex gratia"

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ex grātiā (literally “out of grace”).

Questions

What does ex gratia mean?: Given as a favour; given as a gift.
Where does ex gratia come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin ex grātiā (literally “out of grace”).

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