Definition of gratuitous

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Gratuitous (a.) Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice..

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Donation :: Donation (n.) That which is given as a present; that which is transferred to another gratuitously; a gift.
Charity :: Charity (n.) Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or suffering for their relief; alms; any act of kindness.
Host :: Host (n.) One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a landlord..
Welcome :: Welcome (n.) Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to the use of my library..
Freely :: Freely (adv.) In a free manner; without restraint or compulsion; abundantly; gratuitously.
Gratuitous :: Gratuitous (a.) Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or without claim or merit; not required by justice..
Voluntary :: Voluntary (v. t.) Free; without compulsion; according to the will, consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration; gratuitous; without valuable consideration..
Dispensary :: Dispensary (n.) A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed; esp., a place where the poor can obtain medical advice and medicines gratuitously or at a nominal price..
Sorehon :: Sorehon (n.) Formerly, in Ireland, a kind of servile tenure which subjected the tenant to maintain his chieftain gratuitously whenever he wished to indulge in a revel..
Treat :: Treat (v. i.) To give a gratuitous entertainment, esp. of food or drink, as a compliment..
Feu :: Feu (n.) A free and gratuitous right to lands made to one for service to be performed by him; a tenure where the vassal, in place of military services, makes a return in grain or in money..
Gratuitous :: Gratuitous (a.) Not called for by the circumstances; without reason, cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good ground; as, a gratuitous assumption..
Alms :: Alms (n. sing. & pl.) Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money, food, or clothing; a gift of charity..
Commodate :: Commodate (n.) A gratuitous loan.
Mandate :: Mandate (n.) A contract by which one employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it must have been gratuitous..
Donor :: Donor (n.) One who gives or bestows; one who confers anything gratuitously; a benefactor.
Publication :: Publication (n.) The act of offering a book, pamphlet, engraving, etc., to the public by sale or by gratuitous distribution..
Infirmary :: Infirmary (n.) A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated..
Spell :: Spell (n.) A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell..
Uncalled-for :: Uncalled-for (a.) Not called for; not required or needed; improper; gratuitous; wanton.
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