gratuity
Meaning
- An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.
- (euphemistic, form-of) Euphemistic form of fee, in contexts where such additional payments have been made obligatory.
- (euphemistic, form-of) Euphemistic form of bribe.
bribe
fee
Synonyms
bakshis
retirement allowance
dismissal pay
dismissal wage
compensation for removal
retiring brenefit
redundancy payment
bonus payment
retirement pay
Translations
mancia
propina
pourboire
fooi
Trinkgeld
gorjeta
φιλοδώρημαFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡɹəˈtjuːətɪ/
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.
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