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tip

verb [I or T] (PAYMENT)
 
 
/tɪp/ (-pp-)

Definition

to give someone who has provided you with a service an extra amount of money to thank them: The taxi driver was so rude to her that she didn't tip him. [+ two objects] They tipped the waiter £5.Paying and spending money
(Definition of tip verb (PAYMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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