| 词汇 | gratuity |
| 释义 | gratuity noun[ C ] uk /ɡrəˈtʃuː.ə.ti/ us /ɡrəˈtuː.ə.t̬i/ formal a small amount of money for someone who has provided you with a service, in addition to the official amount and for their personal use: 小费，赏钱 The guides sometimes receive gratuities from the tourists, which supplement their salaries.导游有时会从游客那里得到小费，这使他们在薪金之外又增加一些收入。 Synonym tip(PAYMENT) Compare servicenoun(DEALING WITH CUSTOMER) UK a large amount of money given to someone on leaving their job: 慰劳金，遣散费 After he was disabled in the accident, he left the army with a one-off gratuity of £5,000.在事故中致残后他退伍了，领到一次性退役金5000英镑。 Payment methods anti-kickback ATM card automatic withdrawal bad cheque baksheesh bribe chip commission liquid meal ticket microtransaction monetization monetize money-back monometallic payoff ready money remittance severance wave and pay You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Gifts in the form of money Large amounts of money gratuity | American Dictionarygratuity noun[ C ] fmlus/ɡrəˈtu·ɪ·t̬i/ an amount of money given as a reward for a service; tip gratuity | Business Englishgratuity noun[ C ] COMMERCEuk /ɡrəˈtjuːəti/uspluralgratuities an amount of money given by a customer to someone who has provided a service, especially in a hotel or restaurant: Many customers leave a gratuity even if the service has been bad. The bill came to $200 plus a 15% gratuity. See also tip an amount of money given to someone who has done something special for you : I would never take a gratuity of any kind from anyone when doing business. Officers were charged with accepting illegal gratuities. an amount of money given to an employee who leaves a job: a terminal/retirement gratuity He left with an ill-health gratuity payment from the company. Examples of gratuitygratuity Local authorities also have discretionary powers to pay gratuities on the cessation of employment for any reason including redundancy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The scale of these gratuities have been published in full detail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The gratuities due to the relatives of soldiers who died in 1917 are now being paid. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been no marked increase in the cost of pensions and gratuities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Both classes receive civilian rates of pay and are therefore not eligible for war gratuities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1961, 106,000 gratuities were paid, and 30,000 pensions were paid—three gratuities for one pension. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In such circumstances gratuities are awarded and arrangements are being made for providing free hospital treatment also, where necessary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In 651 of these cases pensions, and in 3,109 gratuities, have been awarded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not the case that these gratuities must be paid, not according to a scale, but according to the circumstances in each individual case? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They received war gratuities on exactly the same basis. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then as regards pay and allowances, and gratuities of officers regimentally messing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The liability in respect of gratuities to hired workmen necessarily fluctuates from year to year according to the numbers of employés discharged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I may add that during the ten years, 1902–3 to 1911–12, the sum of £169,864 was actually paid in gratuities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The widow and children of an officer who dies of disease directly due to service are granted pensions, but not gratuities in addition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not salaries, but honoraria; they are gratuities; they arepourboires—and pour very smallboiresat that! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of gratuity These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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