About The Word Gratuity

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Gratuity

Gratuity Meaning & Definition
Gratuity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gratuity?

[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)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gratuity: backsheesh | baksheesh | bakshis | bakshish | pourboire | tip

Related Terms | Find terms related to Gratuity: 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

See Also | award | Christmas box | fringe benefit | perk | perquisite | prize

Gratuity In Webster's Dictionary

\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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