gratuity
noun /ɡrəˈtjuːəti/
/ɡrəˈtuːəti/
(plural gratuities)
- (formal) money that you give to somebody who has provided a service for you synonym tip
- Our staff may not accept gratuities.
- (British English) money that is given to employees when they leave their job
- a retirement gratuity
Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting graciousness or favour): from Old French gratuité or medieval Latin gratuitas ‘gift’, from Latin gratus ‘pleasing, thankful’.