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lagging | laggingly | lagidium | lagly | lagnappe | lagniappe | lagodon | lagodon rhomboides | lagomorph | lagomorpha | lagoon

lagniappe

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Noun
 : 
la=gniappe

CIDE DICTIONARY

lagniappen. [Etym. uncertain.].
  •  In Louisiana, a trifling present given to customers by tradesmen; a gratuity.  [1913 Webster]
    "Lagniappe . . .is something thrown in, gratis, for good measure."  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  •  A tip or gratuity.  [PJC]
  •  Anything obtained gratuitously or unexpectedly.  [PJC]

THESAURUS

lagniappe

Trinkgeld, balance, bonus, bonus system, bounty, bribe, consideration, decoration, dividend, donative, double time, extra, extra added attraction, extra dash, fee, filigree, filling, fillip, flourish, frill, fringe benefit, gratuity, gravy, grease, honorarium, incentive pay, inducement, largess, leftover, liberality, margin, ornament, overage, overmeasure, overplus, overrun, overset, overstock, oversupply, overtime pay, padding, palm, palm oil, perks, perquisite, perquisites, plus, pourboire, premium, remainder, salve, solatium, something extra, spare, sportula, stuffing, superaddition, surplus, surplusage, sweetener, tip, trimming, twist, wrinkle

ROGET THESAURUS

lagniappe

Giving

N giving, bestowal, bestowment, donation, presentation, presentment, accordance, concession, delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment, investment, investiture, award, almsgiving, charity, liberality, generosity, gift, donation, present, cadeau, fairing, free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation, lagniappe, pilon, grace, act of grace, bonus, allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention, bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation, dot, appanage, voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance, amortization, alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule, donative, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, Peter pence, sportula, Christmas box, Easter offering, vail, douceur, drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld, bakshish, fee, consideration, bribe, bait, ground bait, peace offering, handsel, boodle, graft, grease, blat, giver, grantor, donor, feoffer, settlor, giving, given, allowed, allowable, concessional, communicable, charitable, eleemosynary, sportulary, tributary, gratis, donative, auctor pretiosa facit, ex dono, res est ingeniosa dare.


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