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GRATUITY
gratuity
(noun) an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation
gratuity, tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh
(noun) a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gratuity (plural gratuities)
An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.
Euphemistic form of fee, in contexts where such additional payments have been made obligatory.
Euphemistic form of bribe.
Synonyms
• (additional payment offered in thanks): douceur, grace, pourboire, tip; baksheesh (Turkish and Middle Eastern contexts); cumshaw (SE Chinese contexts; archaic); see also gift
• (obligatory fee): service charge; douceur, tip (euphemistic)
• (bribe): bribe
• (additional gift from a vendor): lagniappe
Source: Wiktionary
Gra*tu"i*ty, n.; pl. Gtratuities. Etym: [F. gratuité, or LL. gratuitas.]
1. Something given freely or without recompense; a free gift; a present. Swift.
2. Something voluntarily given in return for a favor or service, as a recompense or acknowledgment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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