ex gratia

[ eks grey-shee-uh ]

adjective, adverb
  1. as a favor rather than as a matter of right: ex gratia payments made to nonstriking workers.

Origin of ex gratia

1
First recorded in 1760–70, ex gratia is from Latin ex gratiā “out of goodwill”

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ex gratia

/ (ˈɡreɪʃə) /


adjective
  1. given as a favour or gratuitously where no legal obligation exists: an ex gratia payment

Origin of ex gratia

1
New Latin, literally: out of kindness

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