"pourboire" meaning in English

See pourboire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pourboires [plural]
Etymology: From French pourboire. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|pourboire}} French pourboire Head templates: {{en-noun}} pourboire (plural pourboires)
  1. A tip (extra money given to e.g. a waiter in appreciation of service), especially in French contexts.
    Sense id: en-pourboire-en-noun-uZwLweIL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2
  2. A bribe.
    Sense id: en-pourboire-en-noun-l~DXJzs0

Inflected forms

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