gratuity noun - definition in Business English Dictionary

gratuity

/grəˈtjuːəti/ noun [C] (plural gratuities) COMMERCE

› an amount of money given by a customer to someone who has provided a service, especially in a hotel or restaurant:

Many customers leave a gratuity even if the service has been bad.

The bill came to $200 plus a 15% gratuity.

→ See also tip

› an amount of money given to someone who has done something special for you :

I would never take a gratuity of any kind from anyone when doing business.

Officers were charged with accepting illegal gratuities.

› an amount of money given to an employee who leaves a job:

a terminal/retirement gratuity

He left with an ill-health gratuity payment from the company.

(Definition of gratuity noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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