gratuity

Meaning

  1. An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.
  2. Euphemistic form of fee, in contexts where such additional payments have been made obligatory.
  3. Euphemistic form of bribe.

Synonyms

bakshis

retirement allowance

dismissal pay

dismissal wage

compensation for removal

retiring brenefit

redundancy payment

bonus payment

retirement pay

Frequency

42k
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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bribe

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fee

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