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gra•tu•i•tous
Pronunciation: (gru-tOO'i-tus, -tyOO'-), [key]—
adj.
1. given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.
2. being without apparent reason, cause, or justification:
a gratuitous insult.
3. Law.given without receiving any return value.
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