Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gratuity"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gratuity \Gra*tu"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Gtratuities}. [F. gratuit['e],
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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
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