ex gratia
/ɛks ˈɡreɪʃə
/adverb & adjective
(With reference to payment) done from a sense of moral obligation rather than because of any legal requirement: [as adjective]: an ex gratia payment...
- The share purchases, ex-gratia payment and pension contributions were funded through a €31.2m loan.
- Except for the victims of riots in 1984, all payment of compensation to sufferers of riots has been ex gratia.
- Cases where ex gratia compensation is paid on grounds other than serious default or complete exoneration will be very rare.
Origin
Latin, literally 'from favour', from ex 'from' and gratia (see grace).
Rhymes
- minority shareholder
- minorization
- minorize
- minor league
- minor-leaguer
- minor orders
- minor penalty
- minor piece
- minor planet
- minor premiers
- minor premiss
- minor prophet
- Minorquin
- minor shoulder-knot
- minor suit
- minor tactics
- minor term
- minor tranquillizer
- Minos
- Minos, Palace of
- Minot
- Minotaur
- minotaur beetle
- Minox
- minoxidil