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pourboire
[ poor-bwar; English poor-bwahr ]
noun
- a gratuity; tip.
pourboire
/ purbwar /
noun
- a tip; gratuity
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Origin of pourboire1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pourboire1
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Example Sentences
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.”
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