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Something (usually money) given in exchange for influence or as an inducement to dishonesty.
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That which seduces; seduction; allurement.
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(feudal law) A right to the use of a superior's land, as a stipend for services to be performed; also, the land so held; a fief.
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An inheritable estate in land held of a feudal lord on condition of the performing of certain services.
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An estate of inheritance in land, either absolute and without limitation to any particular class of heirs (fee simple) or limited to a particular class of heirs (fee tail).
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Property; owndom; estate.
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Money paid or bestowed; payment; emolument.
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A prize or reward. Only used in the set phrase "A finder's fee" in Modern English.
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A monetary payment charged for professional services.
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An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.
Examples of gratuity in a Sentence
He received a small gratuity for his service.
How can I add a gratuity in a restaurant?
A small gratuity is expected by the porter, but he has no legal claim for payment, his maintenance being provided for out of the funds of the institution.
Where a disablement gratuity is paid no death gratuity is subsequently payable.
When pricing a limo service, ask if the driver's gratuity is included in the total.
The "C" division has been designed for convicts serving long sentences, who have gained all possible privileges in the early years of sentence and have little or nothing to expect further until the last year of their sentence, when they may earn an additional gratuity.
But until 354 B.C. it had never been more than a gratuity, of which the payment depended on the treasury having a surplus.
No person employed by or on behalf of the Council is allowed to receive any gratuity.
The Scheme will normally pay a death gratuity of three times your annual pension at the date of death.
Be sure to check hotel policies as many include a gratuity in the price of the service, negating the need for a tip.
In 1844, when Locker retired, the Hospital appointed an Honorary Curator with an annual gratuity of £ 100.
The maximum gratuity is payable where forty years service has been completed.
In the event of your death the Scheme pays a lump sum death gratuity of two years pay.
Advance of retirement gratuity earned to date of application, interest free.
The death gratuity payable is based on three times the value of your annual pension at the date of death.
A small gratuity may be earned during the second and three following stages, amounting in the aggregate to ten shillings.
They wear a special dress, a band of blue cloth on the left arm; they may earn an extra gratuity and spend a part of it in buying extra food or articles of comfort and relaxation; they may take their meals in association, converse at them or at exercise, but not at labour.
When you rent a limo for your wedding, don't forget to ask if the driver's gratuity is included in your payment.
The standard gratuity is $1 per bag for this assistance, but it is not required and should be up to the passenger's discretion.
On most cruise lines, gratuity charges are automatically added to ordered drinks, and multiple drinks can become expensive as they add up.
This does not include any tips you might want to give for extraordinary service, or for any gratuity you may want to give as a bonus or during the holidays.
But after ten years they may enter the "C" division, earn a special gratuity therein, and enjoy the various privileges accorded to the "B" or habitual criminals' division with the additional advantage that there is no interference with their remission.
A third, in the absence of opponents, between two councils would simply solicit a special gratuity for his faithful services, well knowing that at that moment people would be too busy to refuse him.