automatic gratuity
Compulsory service charge
Automatic gratuity is a tip added to a bill by the establishment rather than left to the customer's discretion.
Restaurants commonly apply it to large parties: An 18% automatic gratuity will be added for groups of six or more.
The practice ensures servers receive compensation for labor-intensive tables but removes the customer's judgment from the equation.
- service chargeFee for being served
- tipEnd or gratuity
- mandatoryRequired by rule
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- billAmount owed, written
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- service wagestips, tip pool, bartender tips, pooled tips, cash tips
- tippingtip, tips, tipping, bartender tips, server tips
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