tipping
Rewarding good service
Tipping is the practice of giving a gratuity for service—at restaurants, hotels, salons, or for deliveries.
The custom varies widely by country and context: Tipping culture in America expects 20 percent.
Tipping also refers to the act of tilting or overturning: The boat was tipping dangerously.
A tipping point is the threshold where change becomes unstoppable.
Gratuity or small bribe
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- cashReady spending funds
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
- jarWide-mouthed storage vessel
pooling · splitting · checkout · counter · digital · app · suggested · automatic
Cause to fall
- teeteringUnstably balanced, nearly falling
- wobbleUnsteady side-to-side motion
- precariousDangerously insecure
- unsteadyLacking balance or stability
capsize · overturn · tumble · pitch · lurch · balance · unstable · edge
Habitual group practice
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- normsExpected behavioral standards
- appropriateSuited to circumstance
percentage · guideline · standard · practice · waitstaff · bartender · bellhop · valet
One who attends tables
- waitstaffRestaurant service employees
- bartenderOne who serves drinks
- bellhopHotel luggage attendant
- valetPersonal servant or parker
housekeeping · concierge · delivery · driver · porter · barista · sommelier · doorman
Waste burial ground
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- refuseReject or garbage
- trashDiscarded worthless material
rubbish · disposal · recycling · scrapyard · junkyard · illegal · site · fee
Transferring liquid carefully
- emptyingRemoving all contents
- dumpingDisposing carelessly or abruptly
- tiltingInclined from vertical
- upendingTurning upside down
spilling · dispensing · unloading · pitcher · bucket · vessel · liquid · contents
Point of beginning
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- momentBrief period of time
- turningAct of rotating
- pivotalVitally important, deciding
catalyst · breakthrough · shift · change · transformation · momentum · cascade · domino
baksheesh
Gratuity or small bribe
- percentageProportion out of hundred
- cashReady spending funds
- envelopeFolded paper enclosure
jar · pooling · splitting · checkout · counter · digital · app · suggested · automatic · mandatory
topple
Cause to fall
- teeteringUnstably balanced, nearly falling
- wobbleUnsteady side-to-side motion
- precariousDangerously insecure
unsteady · capsize · overturn · tumble · pitch · lurch · balance · unstable · edge · brink
custom
Habitual group practice
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- normsExpected behavioral standards
appropriate · percentage · guideline · standard · practice · waitstaff · bartender · bellhop · valet · concierge
server
One who attends tables
valet · housekeeping · concierge · delivery · driver · porter · barista · sommelier · doorman · shuttle
landfill
Waste burial ground
trash · rubbish · disposal · recycling · scrapyard · junkyard · illegal · site · fee · municipal
decanting
Transferring liquid carefully
upending · spilling · dispensing · unloading · pitcher · bucket · vessel · liquid · contents · angle
threshold
Point of beginning
pivotal · catalyst · breakthrough · shift · change · transformation · momentum · cascade · domino · precipice
corruption
Dishonest abuse of power
- bribeIllicit payment for favor
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- payoffCulminating benefit received
inducement · backhander · grease · palm · influence · official · inspector · illegal · scandal · ethics
- American customsThanksgiving, Fourth of July, tailgating, Halloween, trick-or-treat
- American diningdiners, free refills, doggy bag, hamburgers, hot dogs
- bar activitiesdarts, drinking, pool, karaoke, beer pong
- restaurant policiesreservations, dress code, no smoking, corkage fee, wait list
- social customshandshake, greeting, politeness, etiquette, formal address
- transactionspayment, purchase, deposit, transfer, money transfer
tippingstraightening
Making something not crooked
leveling · uprighting · righting · stabilizing · balancing
tippingconcealing
Keeping something secret
withholding · hiding · suppressing · misleading · misdirecting
- tipping pointThreshold triggering major change
- cow tippingAlleged barnyard vandalism
- tipping over
- tipping offGiving secret advance warning
- tipping down
- tipping culture