gratuity
Waiter's thank-you money
A gratuity is a tip—money given voluntarily for service rendered, especially to restaurant servers, hotel staff, or taxi drivers: The bill included an 18% gratuity for parties of six or more.
The word sounds more formal than tip and often appears in contexts where the amount is predetermined or added automatically rather than left to discretion.
End or gratuity
- tippingPaying beyond the bill
- cashReady spending funds
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- discretionarySubject to personal judgment
waitstaff · server · bellhop · concierge · valet · housekeeping · porter · barista
Reward beyond expectation
- incentiveReward encouraging action
- rewardPayment for service
- extraAdditional, beyond necessary
- premiumAdded cost for better
perquisite · benefit · windfall · payout · remuneration · compensation · commission · dividend
Readiness to give freely
- largessLiberal bestowal of gifts
- munificenceLavish, princely generosity
- liberalityGenerous spirit or giving
- openhandednessLiberal giving disposition
benevolence · kindness · magnanimity · bountifulness · bigheartedness · goodwill · appreciation · thankfulness
Rules of polite conduct
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- normAccepted behavioral standard
- customHabitual group practice
convention · standard · expected · obligatory · courtesy · practice · formality · tipping culture
tip
End or gratuity
discretionary · waitstaff · server · bellhop · concierge · valet · housekeeping · porter · barista · sommelier
bonus
Reward beyond expectation
premium · perquisite · benefit · windfall · payout · remuneration · compensation · commission · dividend · emolument
generosity
Readiness to give freely
- largessLiberal bestowal of gifts
- munificenceLavish, princely generosity
- liberalityGenerous spirit or giving
openhandedness · benevolence · kindness · magnanimity · bountifulness · bigheartedness · goodwill · appreciation · thankfulness · acknowledgment
etiquette
Rules of polite conduct
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- normAccepted behavioral standard
custom · convention · standard · expected · obligatory · courtesy · practice · formality · tipping culture · service industry
- hotelshotel staff, hotel room, accommodations, hotelier, innkeeper
- valet parkingvalet parking, valet service, parking attendant, valet key, claim ticket
- restaurant feestip, service charge, corkage fee, corkage, cover charge
- tippingtip, tips, tipping, bartender tips, server tips
- diningrestaurant, menu, waiter, servers, waitress
- expensesexpenses, expense, expenditure, cost, costs
gratuitybill
Amount owed, written
invoice · tax · levy · dues · service charge
gratuitypenalty
Punishment for wrongdoing
fine · deduction · forfeiture · charge · garnishment
- gratuitous violenceExcessive harm without justification
- automatic gratuityPre-added tip amount