"gratuity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɡɹəˈtjuːətɪ/ [UK], /ɡɹəˈtuːətɪ/ [US] Audio: En-us-gratuity-noun.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-gratuity.wav [US] Forms: gratuities [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French gratuité (from Old French gratuite) or directly from Medieval Latin gratuitas (“a free gift”), from Latin gratuitus (“freely given, free”); see gratuitous. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|frm:gratuité|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Middle French", "term" : "gratuité", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "frm" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "gratuity", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="gratuity">, {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷerH-}}, {{bor|en|frm|gratuité}} Middle French gratuité, {{der|en|fro|gratuite}} Old French gratuite, {{der|en|la-med|gratuitas||a free gift}} Medieval Latin gratuitas (“a free gift”), {{der|en|la|gratuitus||freely given, free}} Latin gratuitus (“freely given, free”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gratuity (plural gratuities)
  1. An additional payment given freely as thanks for service. Translations (reward provided freely, without obligation): паричен подарък (paričen podarăk) [masculine] (Bulgarian), spropitné [neuter] (Czech), dýško [neuter] (Czech), diškrece [feminine] (Czech), fooi [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), trinkmono (Esperanto), jootraha (Estonian), juomaraha (Finnish), pourboire [masculine] (French), Zuwendung [feminine] (German), Geldgeschenk [neuter] (German), Gratifikation [feminine] (German), उपदान (updān) [masculine] (Hindi), borravaló (Hungarian), hálapénz (english: to health workers) (Hungarian), mancia [feminine] (Italian), dōnātīvum [neuter] (Latin), مارده (marda) (Ottoman Turkish), انعام (en'âm) (Persian), شتل (šatal) (Persian), napiwek [masculine] (Polish), gorjeta [feminine] (Portuguese), bacșiș [neuter] (Romanian), бонус (bonus) [masculine] (Russian), dádiva [feminine] (Spanish), gratificación [feminine] (Spanish), propina [feminine] (Spanish), yapa [feminine] (Spanish), ñapa [feminine] (Spanish), llapa [feminine] (Spanish), ipegüe [masculine] (Spanish), чайові́ (čajoví) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-gratuity-en-noun-X~boIrD9 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymon, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 39 20 40 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 41 20 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 11 43 Synonyms: douceur, perquisite, grace, pourboire, tip, baksheesh, cumshaw, benefaction, boon [archaic], concession, donative [archaic], fairing [rare], gift, grant, present, tithing [obsolete] Disambiguation of 'reward provided freely, without obligation': 72 14 15
  2. Euphemistic form of fee, in contexts where such additional payments have been made obligatory. Tags: euphemistic, form-of Form of: fee, in contexts where such additional payments have been made obligatory Synonyms: service charge, douceur, tip
    Sense id: en-gratuity-en-noun-OIwOOdnf Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymon, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 39 20 40 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 41 20 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 46 11 43
  3. Euphemistic form of bribe. Tags: euphemistic, form-of Form of: bribe
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: autograt Related terms: gratis, gratuitous, gratuitously

Inflected forms

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        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "dōnātīvum"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "en'âm",
      "sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
      "word": "انعام"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "šatal",
      "sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
      "word": "شتل"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "napiwek"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gorjeta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "bacșiș"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "bonus",
      "sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бонус"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dádiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gratificación"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "propina"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "yapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ñapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "llapa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ipegüe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "lang_code": "ota",
      "roman": "marda",
      "sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
      "word": "مارده"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "čajoví",
      "sense": "reward provided freely, without obligation",
      "word": "чайові́"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gratuity"
}

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