gratuity
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gratuity
- /ɡɹəˈtjuːətɪ/ UK
- /ɡɹəˈtuːətɪ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle French gratuité (from Old French gratuite) or directly from Medieval Latin gratuitas (“a free gift”), from Latin gratuitus (“freely given, free”); see gratuitous.
noun gratuities
- An additional payment given freely as thanks for service. service gratuity
- Euphemistic form of fee, in contexts where such additional payments have been made obligatory.fee Restaurants in places such as Kansas City, Atlanta and Philadelphia have begun adding automatic 20% gratuities to checks, during the tournament, according to industry groups and restaurant operators.
- Euphemistic form of bribe.bribe
