gratuitynoun [ C ]
uk/ɡrəˈtʃuː.ə.ti/us/ɡrəˈtuː.ə.t̬i/formal a small amount of money for someone who has provided you with a service, in addition to the official amount and for their personal use:
The guides sometimes receive gratuities from the tourists, which supplement their salaries.
UK a large amount of money given to someone on leaving their job:
After he was disabled in the accident, he left the army with a one-off gratuity of £5,000.
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