See Also: Gratis(money)
gratis(dictionary)
gratis(dictionary)
GRATIS(law)
Gratis geld(casino)
GRATIS DICTUM(law)

adhesion (iou) and gratis (iou)


adhesion (iou)



adhesion noun. L15.
[French adhesion or Latin adhaesio(n-), from adhaes- pa. ppl stem of adhaerere ADHERE: see -ION.]
The action of adhering to a person, party, tenet, etc. L15.
The action of sticking (together or to something); an instance of this; spec. in Physics, the sticking together of unlike materials (cf. COHESION). M17.
b. The frictional grip of a wheel on a rail, road surface, etc. M19.
Medicine. The union of normally separate parts due to inflammation or injury; a mass of tissue joining normally separate parts; rare benign union of tissue as in healing. M17.

gratis (iou)



gratis adverb & adjective. LME.
[Latin gratis contr. of gratiis out of favour or kindness, abl. pl. of gratia grace, favour.]
A. adverb.
Freely, for nothing, without return made or expected; without charge, cost, or pay. LME.
free, gratis, and for nothing: see FREE adverb.
E. Jones Take low fees, treat a good many people gratis. A. Beattie On Fridays a second drink [was] provided gratis with the last one you ordered.
Without a reason; gratuitously, unjustifiably. L16-E19.
b. adjective. Given or done for nothing; free; gratuitous. M17.
E. Templeton I once saw him..squeeze out a gratis consultation.