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gratuity

/ɡɹəˈtjuːətɪ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.
  2. Euphemistic form of fee, in contexts where such additional payments have been made obligatory.
  3. Euphemistic form of bribe.

Etymology / origin

From Middle French gratuité (from Old French gratuite) or directly from Medieval Latin gratuitas (“a free gift”), from Latin gratuitus (“freely given, free”); see gratuitous.

  1. gratuitus(Latin)→
  2. gratuitas(la-med)→
  3. gratuite(fro)→
  4. gratuité(frm)→
  5. *gʷerH-(ine-pro)→
  6. gratuity (English)
  7. Relations: root, bor, der, der, der

Related words

*gʷerH-(ine-pro)gratuité(frm)gratuite(fro)gratuitas(la-med)gratuitus(Latin)

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