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Meaning of Gratuity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɡɹəˈtjuːətɪ

Definitions

  1. An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.
  2. Euphemistic form of fee, in contexts where such additional payments have been made obligatory.
    euphemistic, form-of
  3. Euphemistic form of bribe.
    euphemistic, form-of

Equivalents

Čeština diškrece dýško odchodné spropitné
Esperanto trinkmono
Eesti jootraha
فارسی انعام
Français pourboire
עברית טיפ
Italiano mancia
日本語 ぽち 心付け 賽銭
한국어
Latina donativum
Nederlands fooi
Português gorjeta
Română bacșiș
Русский бонус
Türkçe ikramiye
Українська чайові

Examples

“service gratuity”
“cash gratuity”
“leave with a gratuity”
“The waiter received a generous gratuity.”
“The company gave each employee a retirement gratuity.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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