See gratuity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
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"word": "Zuwendung"
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"sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
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"word": "उपदान"
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"sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
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"english": "to health workers",
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"sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
"translation": "to health workers",
"word": "hálapénz"
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"sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
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"sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
"word": "انعام"
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"sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
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"word": "napiwek"
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"sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
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"word": "gorjeta"
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"sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
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"word": "bacșiș"
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"roman": "bonus",
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"word": "бонус"
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"sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
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"sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
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"word": "gratificación"
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"sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
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"sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
"word": "مارده"
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