Gratuities

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gratuity \Gra*tu"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Gratuities}. [F. gratuit['e],
     or LL. gratuitas.]
     1. Something given freely or without recompense; a free gift;
        a present. --Swift.
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     2. Something voluntarily given in return for a favor or
        service, as a recompense or acknowledgment.
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