Meaning & use
gratuity
A sum of money given voluntarily to someone for a service, especially a tip.
See it in a sentence
We left a generous gratuity for the waiter who had served us so well.
The hotel bill included an automatic gratuity of fifteen percent for large groups.
A note on using this word
Gratuity is the formal term used on bills and in service industries, while 'tip' is the everyday word for the same thing.
Words with a similar meaning
tip
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