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as in bonus
something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed
got a $100 gratuity in addition to his regular pay
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Recent Examples of gratuity
Today, one of our servers received an amazing gratuity.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Priced at $130 per couple (excluding tax and gratuity), the meal includes a complimentary sparkling wine toast and begins with a Tabla Mixta (tortilla, manchego, Serrano ham, chorizo, walnuts, and olive), followed up with selections including croquetas de jamón, montaditos and carpaccio de salmón.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Getting life insurance as a veteran In addition to SGLI, families of military personnel killed in the line of duty have access to a $100,000 death gratuity, college scholarships for their children and Social Security survivor benefits for their partner.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
Though Beaches is all-inclusive, certain services come at an extra charge, including the spa; gratuities are included, except for butlers, drivers, and spa therapists.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
Priced at $130 per couple (excluding tax and gratuity), the meal includes a complimentary sparkling wine toast and begins with a Tabla Mixta (tortilla, manchego, Serrano ham, chorizo, walnuts, and olive), followed up with selections including croquetas de jamón, montaditos and carpaccio de salmón.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Getting life insurance as a veteran In addition to SGLI, families of military personnel killed in the line of duty have access to a $100,000 death gratuity, college scholarships for their children and Social Security survivor benefits for their partner.
—Liz Knueven, CNBC, 29 Apr. 2025
Though Beaches is all-inclusive, certain services come at an extra charge, including the spa; gratuities are included, except for butlers, drivers, and spa therapists.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gratuity
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The other manufacturer insisted on lowering my gutter so that the front tip of the gutter was in the same plane as the roof.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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About This Episode Grumpy helps a reader deal with squirrels and offers helpful tips.—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025
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Lockridge made his major league debut on my birthday, which is probably a bonus fact only interesting to me.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The second full bath has a private entrance from the second bedroom, but also an entry off the second floor hall, allowing it to be shared with the bonus room or fifth bedroom.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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Beni truly is a gift from God that my old man sitting up there in Heaven Sent.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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The designers, which include Ralph Lauren, Rachel Comey, Jennifer Behr and many others, are the makers of clothes, handbags, shoes, eyewear, candles, gifts and hats.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
13 June 2025
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Another strategy is to focus on capital gains and qualified dividends, which are generally taxed at lower rates than regular income.—
Karla Dennis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Trump’s work is starting to pay some dividends on the gargantuan legislation, which touches everything from tax cuts to health care to artificial intelligence, a sprawling legislative patchwork that is both difficult to explain and easy for Democrats to attack.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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But the exact right percentage for each individual hinges on several things, such as your existing nest egg, planned retirement date, pensions and other factors, experts say.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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More than 43% of Chicago’s budget is consumed by debt service and pension payments, by far the highest in the nation.—
Forrest Claypool,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Appreciation: Recognizing and valuing the unique contributions that both humans and AI bring to complex challenges.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Not despite the immigrant population, but thanks to the contributions of so many immigrants as a workforce, as consumers and as – as entrepreneurs.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
15 June 2025
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“Gratuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gratuity. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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