Meaning & use
Pourboire
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A tip or gratuity given to a service worker, especially in a French or European context.
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He left a generous pourboire for the waiter after the excellent meal.
In some countries, a pourboire is expected even when a service charge is already included.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from French, where it literally means 'for drinking,' reflecting its origin as money given to buy a drink.
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