gratuity

Noun
Synonyms: tippourboirebaksheeshbakshishbakshisbacksheesh

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)Synonyms: tippourboirebaksheeshbakshishbakshisbacksheesh
  2. an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Gratuity \Gra*tu"i*ty\, n.; pl. Gratuities. [F. gratuit['e], or LL. gratuitas.]

1.Something given freely or without recompense; a free gift; a present. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

2.Something voluntarily given in return for a favor or service, as a recompense or acknowledgment. [1913 Webster]

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