gratuity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle French gratuité (from Old French gratuite) or directly from Medieval Latin gratuitas (“a free gift”), from Latin gratuitus (“freely given, free”); see gratuitous.
Meanings
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An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.
The company gave each employee a retirement gratuity.
The waiter received a generous gratuity.
leave with a gratuity
service gratuity
cash gratuity
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(euphemistic, form-of) Euphemistic form of fee, in contexts where such additional payments have been made obligatory.
form of fee
Restaurants in places such as Kansas City, Atlanta and Philadelphia have begun adding automatic 20% gratuities to checks, during the tournament, according to industry groups and restaurant operators.
2026 June 20, Trista Panagakos, Jeanne Erickson, “World Cup tourists aren't leaving tips — and NYC restaurants are fighting back”, in NY Post:
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(euphemistic, form-of) Euphemistic form of bribe.
form of bribe
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gratuities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
gratis · gratuitous · gratuitously
Synonyms
donative · boon · coffee money · douceur · service charge · tea money · present · gift · grant · concession · bribe · payoff · pourboire · fairing · benefaction · douceur · douceur · backhander · tithing · tip · kopi money · perquisite · grace · baksheesh · dash · pay-off · subornation · inducement · cumshaw · payola · cold drink money · sweetener · tip · bung
Translations (32)
es gratificación (reward provided freely, without obligation) · eo trinkmono (reward provided freely, without obligation) · de Zuwendung (reward provided freely, without obligation) · cs spropitné (reward provided freely, without obligation) · nl fooi (reward provided freely, without obligation) · bg паричен подарък (reward provided freely, without obligation) · cs dýško (reward provided freely, without obligation) · pl napiwek (reward provided freely, without obligation) · ru бонус (reward provided freely, without obligation) · la dōnātīvum (reward provided freely, without obligation) · es dádiva (reward provided freely, without obligation) · fa شتل (reward provided freely, without obligation) · it mancia (reward provided freely, without obligation) · ota مارده (reward provided freely, without obligation) · es propina (reward provided freely, without obligation) · de Gratifikation (reward provided freely, without obligation) · hu borravaló (reward provided freely, without obligation) · ro bacșiș (reward provided freely, without obligation) · hi उपदान (reward provided freely, without obligation) · cs diškrece (reward provided freely, without obligation) · es llapa (reward provided freely, without obligation) · es yapa (reward provided freely, without obligation) · uk чайові́ (reward provided freely, without obligation) · fa انعام (reward provided freely, without obligation) · et jootraha (reward provided freely, without obligation) · es ipegüe (reward provided freely, without obligation) · hu hálapénz (reward provided freely, without obligation) · es ñapa (reward provided freely, without obligation) · pt gorjeta (reward provided freely, without obligation) · de Geldgeschenk (reward provided freely, without obligation) · fi juomaraha (reward provided freely, without obligation) · fr pourboire (reward provided freely, without obligation)