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Synonyms for gratuity

Grammar : Noun
Spell : gruh-too-i-tee, -tyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : grəˈtu ɪ ti, -ˈtyu-

Top 10 synonyms for gratuity
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Définition of gratuity

Origin :
  • 1520s, "graciousness," from French gratuité (14c.) or directly from Medieval Latin gratuitatem (nominative gratuitas) "free gift," probably from Latin gratuitus "free, freely given" (see gratuitous). Meaning "money given for favor or services" is first attested 1530s.
  • noun gift, tip
Example sentences :
  • Romney was obliged to be content with a gratuity of twenty-five guineas.
  • Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook
  • They are strictly forbidden to receive any fee or gratuity from the passengers.
  • Extract from : « Rollo in London » by Jacob Abbott
  • A gratuity of a month's pay was offered to them, and was by most of them accepted.
  • Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay
  • But it took a real man to make the gratuity appear as a favor to the donor.
  • Extract from : « El Diablo » by Brayton Norton
  • How dare he suppose that I would for a moment accept a gratuity!
  • Extract from : « Her Ladyship's Elephant » by David Dwight Wells
  • The matter of a gratuity to the girl weighed on Sylvia Thorne's mind.
  • Extract from : « Duffels » by Edward Eggleston
  • She had a sense of a debt in owing her a gratuity, if one may so speak.
  • Extract from : « Duffels » by Edward Eggleston
  • He recommended that a gratuity should be given them to undertake some manufacture.
  • Extract from : « Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime » by William Henry Atherton
  • The post of Chouamigon was given to him as gratuity to defray expenses.
  • Extract from : « Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime » by William Henry Atherton
  • He might, but I can tell you how to know whether he will take the gratuity or not.
  • Extract from : « Nasby in Exile » by David R. Locke
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