gratuity

  • 21gratuity — gra tu·i·ty || grÉ™ tuːətɪ / tju n. tip; bonus; recompense …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 22gratuity — [grə tju:ɪti] noun (plural gratuities) 1》 formal a tip given to a waiter, porter, etc. 2》 Brit. a sum of money paid to an employee at the end of a period of employment. Origin C15 (denoting graciousness): from OFr. gratuité or med. L. gratuitas… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 23gratuity — n. Present, gift, donation, benefaction, bounty, largess, grant, free gift, charity …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 24gratuity — noun (C) formal 1 a small gift of money given to someone for a service they provided; tip 1 (2) 2 especially BrE a large gift of money given to someone when they leave their job, especially in the army, navy etc …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25gratuity — n tip, douceur, fee, lagniappe, Fr. pour boire, Ger. Trinkgeld, Archaic. vail, (in Chinese ports) cumshaw, (in India, Turkey, etc.) baksheesh; present, gift, Inf. a little something; reward, honorarium, award, prize; perquisite, Inf. perk, bonus …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 26gratuity — gra·tu·i·ty …

    English syllables

  • 27gratuity — gra•tu•i•ty [[t]grəˈtu ɪ ti, ˈtyu [/t]] n. pl. ties 1) a gift of money above payment due for service; tip 2) something given without claim or demand • Etymology: 1515–25; < MF gratuite < L grātuī(tus) gratuitous …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28gratuity — /grəˈtjuəti / (say gruh tyoohuhtee) noun (plural gratuities) 1. a gift, usually of money, over and above payment due for service; tip. 2. that which is given without claim or demand. 3. a bounty given to soldiers. {French gratuité} …

  • 29gratuity — /grə tju:ɪti/ noun a tip, money given to someone who has helped you ● The staff are instructed not to accept gratuities …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 30gratuity — Something acquired or otherwise received without bargain or inducement. State ex rel. Stafford v. Fox Great Falls Theatre Corporation, 114 Mont. 52, 132 P.2d 689, 697. Something given freely or without recompense; a gift. Something voluntarily… …

    Black's law dictionary