Without charge or payment; free. | meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples. meaning " free of charge" is 1540s. per the manufacturer provided an pdf extra set of coat buttons gratis. gratis in american english. , " for nothing, freely, " from latin gratis, contraction of dieta gratiis " la dieta per la vita pdf gratis for thanks, " hence, " without recompense, for nothing, " ablative of gratiae " thanks, " plural of gratia " favor" ( from suffixed form of pie root * gwere- ( 2) " to favor" ). gratis definition: if something is done or provided gratis, it does not have to be paid for. vita free; gratuitous. ( ■■ræt■s, ■■reit■s) adverb.