Meaning of GRATUITY
| Pronunciation: | | gru'tooitee
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- [n] an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation
- [n] a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
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| | Synonyms: | | backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, pourboire, tip |
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| | See Also: | | award, Christmas box, fringe benefit, perk, perquisite, prize | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gra*tu"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Gtratuities}. [F. gratuit['e],
or LL. gratuitas.]
1. Something given freely or without recompense; a free gift;
a present. --Swift.
2. Something voluntarily given in return for a favor or
service, as a recompense or acknowledgment.
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| | Related Terms: | | balance, bonus, boodle, bounty, bribe, bribe money, complimentariness, consideration, costlessness, dividend, donative, double time, expenselessness, extra, fee, free ride, freebie, freeness, gift, gratification, gratuitousness, gravy, grease, honorarium, hush money, incentive pay, inducement, labor of love, lagniappe, largess, leftover, liberality, margin, no charge, overage, overmeasure, overplus, overrun, overset, overstock, oversupply, palm, palm oil, payoff, payola, perks, perquisite, plus, pourboire, premium, protection, remainder, reward, salve, something extra, sop, spare, sportula, surplus, surplusage, sweetener, tip, Trinkgeld |
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