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pourboire

[ poor-bwar; English poor-bwahr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, French.

, plural pour·boires [poo, r, -, bwar, p, oo, r-, bwahrz].

pourboire

/ purbwar /

Literally, “for drinking”

literally: for drinking

And the porter spat and grinned, and said to Nancy: "Faut lui donner son pourboire."

He took his pourboire and left the rest, just as he treated monsieur.

Only, if I keep you more than a week it will then be three and a half florins per day, and no pourboire.

Then turning to De Peyster and exhibiting his pourboire, he repeated, “Comprenez vous franais?”

Then to Jefferson she added: “Give him a franc for a pourboire—that makes five francs altogether.”

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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