gratuity
a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip.
something given without claim or demand.
British.
a bonus granted to war veterans by the government.
a bonus given military personnel on discharge or retirement.
Origin of gratuity
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How to use gratuity in a sentence
This is one of those confounded gratuities that is forced in our faces at every turn we make.
It was a device that accomplished, two thousand years ago, the function of our proud Bureau of Seasonal Gratuities.
The Great Potlatch Riots | Allen Kim Lang"I'll have some of the enlisted guests carry these gratuities out to your car," the Major said.
The Great Potlatch Riots | Allen Kim LangThe governors salary was raised to forty pounds—a sum much increased during the year by special gratuities.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington GreeneIt is customary on leaving a ship to give gratuities to servants.
The Complete Bachelor | Walter Germain
British Dictionary definitions for gratuity
/ (ɡrəˈtjuːɪtɪ) /
a gift or reward, usually of money, for services rendered; tip
something given without claim or obligation
military a financial award granted for long or meritorious service
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