gratis
/ˈɡɹætɪs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Really syncophant^([sic]) stuff, but it may help. It's gratis in any case."
- "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."
- "I know not how they sold themselves: but thou, like a kind fellow, gavest thyself away gratis; and I thank thee for thee."
- "Reaſon, you roague, reaſon: thinkſt thou Ile endanger my soule, gratis?"
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós Proto-Italic *gʷrātos Latin grātus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin grātiīs Latin grātīsbor. English gratis Borrowed from Latin grātīs.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡɹætɪs/
- British English: /ˈɡɹɑː.tɪs/
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