gratuity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: gratuity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for gratuity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gratuity n a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) Synonym(s): gratuity, tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gratuity \Gratu"ity\, n.; pl. {Gtratuities}. [F. gratuit[82], or LL. gratuitas.] 1. Something given freely or without recompense; a free gift; a present. --Swift. 2. Something voluntarily given in return for a favor or service, as a recompense or acknowledgment.