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gratuity

noun
🔊/ɡrəˈtjuːəti/
🔊/ɡrəˈtuːəti/
(plural gratuities)
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  1. (formal) money that you give to somebody who has provided a service for you小费；赏钱；报酬 synonym tip
    • Our staff may not accept gratuities.我们的员工可能不接受小费。
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2
  2. (British English) money that is given to employees when they leave their job退职金；遣散费；退休金
    • a retirement gratuity退休金
    3. Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting graciousness or favour): from Old French gratuité or medieval Latin gratuitas ‘gift’, from Latin gratus ‘pleasing, thankful’.