gratuity

(grə-tū'ĭ-tē, -tyū'-)
n., pl., -ties.
A favor or gift, usually in the form of money, given in return for service.

[French gratuité, from Old French gratuite, from Medieval Latin grātuītās, probably from Latin grātuītus, voluntary. See gratuitous.]

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is a somewhat pretentious word for 'tip', and is usually found in printed form on restaurant menus and bills. It also refers (without the same pretension) to a bounty given in certain circumstances to servicemen and servicewomen when they are discharged.

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noun

A material favor or gift, usually money, given in return for service: cumshaw, largess, perquisite, tip³. See give/take/reciprocity, transactions.

Funds received over and above wages for services rendered. Also known as gratuities.

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For a list of words related to gratuity, see:

• Labor - gratuity: amount given freely by customer above cost of service rendered, esp. to waiter or driver
• Spending, Receiving, and Possessing Wealth - gratuity: money given for service provided in excess of regular price; tip
• Approval, Respect, and Recognition - gratuity: something given freely as show of recognition for service or favor

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See words rhyming with "gratuity."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - erkendtlighed, drikkepenge, hjemsendelsespenge

Nederlands (Dutch)
(mv) beloning, fooi, gift

Français (French)
n. - (GB) prime, pourboire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zuwendung, Trinkgeld

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φιλοδώρημα

Italiano (Italian)
gratifica, mancia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - presente (m), gorjeta (f), gratificação (f)

Русский (Russian)
пособие, премия, чаевые

Español (Spanish)
n. - aguinaldo, propina, gratificación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - drickspengar, gratifikation

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
赠物, 贺仪, 赏钱

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 贈物, 賀儀, 賞錢

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 팁, 선물, 퇴직금

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 心付け, チップ, 慰労金, 賜金, 退職金, 祝儀

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) اكراميه, بقشيش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דמי-שירות, מענק, טיפ, תשר‬

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