pro bono
Without charging the usual feeWithout charging the usual fee; done voluntarily without fee, generally for clients or patients of limited means.
UK/prəʊ ˈbəʊnəʊ/US/proʊ ˈboʊnoʊ/
» The lawyer offered his services pro bono.
Der Rechtsanwalt bot eine kostenlose Beratung an.
Meaning
1 sensesWithout charging the usual fee; done voluntarily without fee, generally for clients or patients of limited means.
The firm currently has about half a dozen pro bono cases at any one time.
After he retired, he offered representation pro bono from time to time.
Examples
2 sentencesThe lawyer offered his services pro bono.
deDer Rechtsanwalt bot eine kostenlose Beratung an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom took on the case pro bono.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Abbreviated from Latin prō bonō publicō (“for the public good”).Abbreviated from Latin prō bonō publicō (“for the public good”).
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedlow bono