3 definitions found 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Something voluntarily given in return for a favor or service, as a recompense or acknowledgment. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: gratuity n 1: a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: {tip}, {pourboire}, {baksheesh}, {bakshish}, {bakshis}, {backsheesh}] 2: an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 63 Moby Thesaurus words for "gratuity": Trinkgeld, balance, bonus, boodle, bounty, bribe, bribe money, complimentariness, consideration, costlessness, dividend, donative, double time, expenselessness, extra, fee, free ride, freebie, freeness, gift, gratification, gratuitousness, gravy, grease, honorarium, hush money, incentive pay, inducement, labor of love, lagniappe, largess, leftover, liberality, margin, no charge, overage, overmeasure, overplus, overrun, overset, overstock, oversupply, palm, palm oil, payoff, payola, perks, perquisite, plus, pourboire, premium, protection, remainder, reward, salve, something extra, sop, spare, sportula, surplus, surplusage, sweetener, tip
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