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# gratuity

«gratuity» in Mova's school dictionary: **A tip; extra money you give to a waiter, driver or helper…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a gratuity, gratuities) — formal

### meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) A tip; extra money you give to a waiter, driver or helper to thank them for good service. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratuity/#m1)

2) (formal) A sum of money given to a worker when they leave a job. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratuity/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life «gratuity» appears on restaurant bills and hotel signs; in maths problems a gratuity is often a percentage of the bill added on. Phrases: «gratuity included», «a 10% gratuity», «no gratuities».

### examples

- A gratuity of 10% was added to the bill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratuity/#x1)
- The sign said «Gratuities are not expected». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratuity/#x2)
- We left a gratuity for the hotel cleaner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratuity/#x3)
- The bill was $40 plus a $6 gratuity, so $46. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratuity/#x4)
- Service and gratuity are included in the price. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratuity/#x5)
- He received a gratuity when he left the army. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratuity/#x6)

### note

Formal; in everyday speech say «tip». Plural «gratuities». In maths, a 15% gratuity on a $20 bill = 20 × 15 ÷ 100 = $3, and the total = $23. In some countries tipping is not usual.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «gratuity» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gratuity/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.