gratuity

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: gra=tu=i=ty

CIDE DICTIONARY

gratuity, n. [F. gratuité, or LL. gratuitas.].

•  Something given freely or without recompense; a free gift; a present.  Swift.  [1913 Webster]
•  Something voluntarily given in return for a favor or service, as a recompense or acknowledgment.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gratuity, n. (pl. -ies) money given in recognition of services; a tip.

Etymology

OF gratuit{eacute} or med.L gratuitas gift f. L gratus grateful

THESAURUS

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

ROGET THESAURUS

gratuity

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.

Cheapness

N cheapness, low price, depreciation, bargain, good penny worth, snap, gratuity, free quarters, free seats, free admission, pass, free pass, free warren, give-away, freebee, run of one's teeth, nominal price, peppercorn rent, labor of love, drug in the market, deadhead, cheap, low, low priced, moderate, reasonable, inexpensive, unexpensive, well worth the money, worth the money, magnifique et pas cher, good at the price, cheap at the price, dirt cheap, dog cheap, cheap, cheap as dirt, cheap and nasty, catchpenny, discounted, half-price, depreciated, unsalable, gratuitous, gratis, free, for nothing, costless, expenseless, without charge, not charged, untaxed, scotfree, shotfree, rent-free, free of cost, free of expense, honorary, unbought, unpaid, for a mere song, for a song, at cost, at cost price, at prime cost, at a reduction, a bon marche.