Etymology

ex gratia

Today it means: Given as a favour; given as a gift. Full definition →

Latin ex grātiā
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing fromex grātiā
  2. English todayex gratia

Learned borrowing from Latin ex grātiā (literally “out of grace”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.