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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

gratuito

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡratuˈiːto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gratis/ˈɡræ.tɪs/
adjectiveadverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il parcheggio è gratuito per i clienti."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Given or available free of charge.

    "The museum offers admission gratis on the first Tuesday of every month."
As adverb
  1. 1

    Without charge; freely.

    "They provided the software updates gratis to all existing customers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived directly from Latin 'gratis', which is an abbreviation of 'gratiīs' meaning 'for kindness', 'gratefully', or 'without charge', from 'gratia' meaning 'grace' or 'favor'. The term entered the English language in the 16th century, retaining its precise classical meaning of something provided freely or without financial cost.

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