tea money
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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If necessary they would have collected the tea money.
From The Guardian • Mar. 18, 2011
The gist was that it's all a bit of a shame, a bit unfortunate, about the level of someone denying allegations that they had forgotten to pay their tea money.
From The Guardian • Apr. 28, 2010
No longer is "tea money" necessary to get in to see a government official.
From Time Magazine Archive
Office "peons" no longer demand "tea money" for leading callers to officials.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Asia, the gratuity was called "Navodku" or whisky money; in Europe, it was "nachi," tea money.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace
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