Gratis

Free (Latin gratia = thanks) is used in the German language adverb meaning ' without that something needs to be paid for it; free of charge, free of charge. "

Free ' free, free, free ' is a borrowing from the 16th century by the same major Latin adverb for free, which in turn is from grātiīs, the ablative plural of Latin gratia favor, thanks, gratitude ', emerged; actually it means ' to the mere sake of gratitude ' and thus does not reward.

In colloquial language common is the phrase " free and Franco " in intensifying meaning ( French, veraltend from the merchant language, postage free ', Italian franco shortened from: porto franco = carriage free to franco = free). Historically a Gratist was loud Meyers Lexicon (also Gratuist ), someone called, " of something, especially education and food, receives nothing ," a so-called " free student "; free et frustra stands for " vain and in vain ."

According to Duden free part of the vocabulary of the German certificate.