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Tip as an acronym appears to have three primary "explanations," NONE of them valid:
* To Insure Promptness
* To Insure Performance
* To Insure Prompt Service
According to Snopes:
"Tip is an old word, and it has nothing to do with either acronyms or the act of attempting to influence quality of service. Although the word has many meanings, both as a verb and as a noun, the use of the term as it applies to monetary rewards to servants dates to the 1700s. It first appeared in this context as a verb ("Then I, Sir, tips me the Verger with half a Crown" from the 1706 George Farquhar play The Beaux Stratagem) and was first recorded as a noun in 1755. However, the use of tip to describe the act of giving something to another (where that list of possible 'somethings' could include small sums of money, intelligence on horse races, or the latest silly joke) goes back to 1610. Tip slipped into the language as underworld slang, with the verb 'to tip' (meaning 'to give to or share with') being used by shady characters as part of the then-current argot of petty criminals."
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What is another word for tip?
Another word for tip is gratuity.
How did the Q-tip get its name?
The word "Q-tip" means "Quality tip".
What is another word for landfill?
Tip as in rubbish tip.
What is the word on the tip of your tongue?
The word on the tip of your tongue is the word that you are trying to remember or recall but can't quite say it yet.
What is the afrikaans word for tip?
Luidraad
Who coined the word tip?
Use the link below to discover the origin of the tip, which was probably in Germany. Because this was so long ago, it is doubtful that any single person can be cited as coining the word tip.
What is a word that means you cant think of a word?
its at the tip of your tongue,...... dumbfounded.....
Another word for a waiters tip?
Gratuity
Another word for pointed end?
tip
Does the beyblade storm Capricorn come with a slit performance tip?
Yes, it has the quake performance tip, and that has a slit in it.
Where did settlers of Greece come from?
from the north tip of Canada
IF YOU HAVE FINGERTIPS, BUT YOU DONT HAVE TOE-TIPS, HOW COME YOU CAN TIP-TOE, BUT YOU CANT TIP-FINGER?
Because opposites attract
