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Dictionary: gra·tu·i·ty   (grə-tū'ĭ-tē, -tyū'-) pronunciation
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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Investment Dictionary: Tip Income
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Funds received over and above wages for services rendered. Also known as gratuities.

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If an individual collects tips over a given amount during a calendar month, it must be reported to the employer.


Thesaurus: gratuity
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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.

WordNet: gratuity
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
  Synonyms: tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh

Meaning #2: an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation


Translations: Gratuity
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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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