"pro bono" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

IPA: /prəʊ ˈbəʊnəʊ/ [UK], /proʊ ˈboʊnoʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-pro bono.wav [US]
Etymology: Abbreviated from Latin pro bono publico (“for the public good”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|pro bono publico||for the public good}} Latin pro bono publico (“for the public good”) Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=pro bono}} pro bono, {{en-prep phrase|head=pro bono}} pro bono
  1. (law, medicine) Without charging a free, done without fee, generally for clients or patients of limited means. Categories (topical): Law, Medicine, Money Related terms: pro Deo Translations (without fee): pro deo (Dutch), bénévolement (French), ingyen (Hungarian), ingyenes (Hungarian), jószolgálati (Hungarian), pro bono (Hungarian), عامالمنفعه ('âm-ol-manfa'e) (Persian)

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