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gratuity

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ɡɹəˈtjuːətɪ/ (UK)
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/ɡɹəˈtjuːətɪ/ (UK) · /ɡɹəˈtuːətɪ/ (US)

Definition of gratuity

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.
    “service gratuity”
    “cash gratuity”
    “leave with a gratuity”
    “The waiter received a generous gratuity.”
    “The company gave each employee a retirement gratuity.”
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noun

  1. An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.
    “service gratuity”
    “cash gratuity”
    “leave with a gratuity”
    “The waiter received a generous gratuity.”
    “The company gave each employee a retirement gratuity.”
  2. (euphemistic, form-of)Euphemistic form of fee, in contexts where such additional payments have been made obligatory.
  3. (euphemistic, form-of)Euphemistic form of bribe.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

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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