transcription, транскрипция: [ grə-ˈtü-ə-təs, -ˈtyü- ]
adjective
Etymology: Latin gratuitus, from gratus
Date: 1656
1.
a. : given unearned or without recompense
b. : not involving a return benefit, compensation, or consideration
c. : costing nothing : free
2. : not called for by the circumstances : unwarranted
gratuitous insolence
a gratuitous assumption
• gra·tu·itous·ly adverb
• gra·tu·itous·ness noun