ex-gratia

(also ex gratia)

/eksˈgreɪʃə/ adjective formal

Definition

› an ex-gratia payment is not legally necessary, but is made to show good intentions: an ex-gratia payment/sum

ex-gratia adverb › The bank did pay me £100 ex-gratia.

(Definition of ex-gratia adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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