'Gratuity' definitions:
Definition of 'gratuity'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Gratuity'
From: GCIDE
- Gratuity \Gra*tu"i*ty\, n.; pl. Gratuities. [F. gratuit['e], or LL. gratuitas.]
- 1. Something given freely or without recompense; a free gift; a present. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Something voluntarily given in return for a favor or service, as a recompense or acknowledgment. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gratuity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- balance,
- bonus,
- boodle,
- bounty,
- bribe,
- bribe money,
- complimentariness,
- consideration,
- costlessness,
- dividend,
- donative,
- double time,
- expenselessness,
- extra,
- fee,
- free ride,
- freebie,
- freeness,
- gift,
- gratification,
- gratuitousness,
- gravy,
- grease,
- honorarium,
- hush money,
- incentive pay,
- inducement,
- labor of love,
- lagniappe,
- largess,
- leftover,
- liberality,
- margin,
- no charge,
- overage,
- overmeasure,
- overplus,
- overrun,
- overset,
- overstock,
- oversupply,
- palm,
- palm oil,
- payoff,
- payola,
- perks,
- perquisite,
- plus,
- pourboire,
- premium,
- protection,
- remainder,
- reward,
- salve,
- something extra,
- sop,
- spare,
- sportula,
- surplus,
- surplusage,
- sweetener,
- tip,
- Trinkgeld