gratuit

free, at no cost

adjective gra-TWEE Less Common

Origin: Latin gratuitus (given freely)

Also means

gratuitous, unwarranted

Usage Note

Gratuit means free of charge (entrée gratuite = free entry) but also gratuitous in the sense of unnecessary or unwarranted (une violence gratuite). The feminine is gratuite; the adverb gratuitement means both 'free of charge' and 'without cause'. The noun gratuité refers to the quality of being free.

Examples

"L'entrée au musée est gratuite le dimanche."

Natural Translation

Entry to the museum is free on Sundays.

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