tip jars

Counter gratitude containers

Tip jars are containers placed near cash registers or service counters where customers can leave small cash gratuities for workers.

Common at coffee shops, food trucks, and casual eateries, they often feature clever labels or competing themes to encourage tips: The tip jars were labeled "Beatles" and "Stones".

Digital equivalents now appear on tablet payment screens.

Opposites
compensation method

tip jarswages

Payment for work

hourly wages · salary · base pay · guaranteed income · living wage

payment direction/recipient

tip jarscash registers

Store payment-processing machines

payment terminals · card readers · collection boxes · coin slots

service compensation philosophy

tip jarscash register

Retail transaction machine

service charges · service charge · automatic gratuity · payment terminal · cover charges

Family

tip, jar, tips, tipped, tipping, tipper, tippers, jars, jarred

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G