The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
complimentary, costless, free, gratis, gratuitous
(adjective) costing nothing; ācomplimentary ticketsā; āfree admissionā
gratis, for free, free of charge
(adverb) without payment; āIāll give you this gratisā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gratis (not comparable)
Free, without charge.
• free as in beer (used in the free software movement to distinguish from libre, "free as in speech")
gratis (not comparable)
Free, without charge.
• striga, trigas
Source: Wiktionary
Gra"tis, adv. Etym: [L., contr. fr. gratiis out of favor or kindness, without recompense, for nothing, fr. gratia favor. See Grace.]
Definition: For nothing; without fee or recompense; freely; gratuitously.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.