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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
All tipped workers still must pay payroll taxes on their gratuities.
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Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Flights, transfers, and gratuities are also extra.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
Once confined to hospitality, requests for gratuities now appear in unexpected places—airlines, medical offices, auto repair shops, logistics providers, even butcher counters and impound lots.
—Mark Bender, Harvard Business Review, 27 Jan. 2026
Program participants receive dormitory housing, three meals per day, clothing, gratuities, and one-on-one counseling and other rehabilitation services.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Flights, transfers, and gratuities are also extra.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
Once confined to hospitality, requests for gratuities now appear in unexpected places—airlines, medical offices, auto repair shops, logistics providers, even butcher counters and impound lots.
—Mark Bender, Harvard Business Review, 27 Jan. 2026
Program participants receive dormitory housing, three meals per day, clothing, gratuities, and one-on-one counseling and other rehabilitation services.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gratuity
Noun
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Any tips on planning a trip here?—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Indigenous hunters, for example, used one type of dart frog poison on the tips of their arrows.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Pettitte also brings along voluminous postseason bonus points.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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The district decided to purchase fewer buses this year and opted not to give teachers a raise, negotiating a one-time bonus instead.—
Carley Lanich,
IndyStar,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Epstein gave Siegal $30,000 as a birthday gift in July 2018.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
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The movie opens with marshland residents, including Lamia and Bibi, lining up far back and pressing urgently forward, jerricans in hand, to receive fresh water at a tanker truck from officials offering it as a gift from Hussein.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Like gold, bitcoin produces no profits or dividends, and its price depends on what investors will pay for it.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The automaker also canceled its dividend for 2026 and issued a 5 billion euro nonconvertible hybrid bond.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2026
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Increasing transparency around overtime, requiring clearer reporting on how bargaining provisions affect pension and retiree health liabilities, and strengthening workforce accountability can support fair collective bargaining while protecting taxpayers and public services.—
Carol Platt Liebau,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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Compton said the database has been a useful tool for the center's clients, who have found amounts ranging from about $350 monthly in annuities from old pensions, to 401(k) accounts worth roughly $20,000.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Mexico is traditionally the second biggest supplier of oil to Havana after Venezuela – but supplies from Caracas have already been disrupted following the capture by US special forces of its President Nicolas Maduro, making Mexico’s contribution even more vital.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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But the contributions of new signings and players returning from absences were enough to get Palace over the line.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Gratuity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gratuity. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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