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💵 To give extra money ↩️ To tip over 💵 A large tip
to overtip

to overtip

1 5.2
To give extra money to people who serve you
  • verb
  • /ˌoʊvərˈtɪp/
  • US
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  • She decided to overtip the bartender after he expertly mixed her favorite cocktails.

Examples

  • Should I then choose not to eat out at all, and have the establishment not make any of that money simply because I should not have to feel obligated to overtip?

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  • When dining out, I always try to overtip to show appreciation for the great service.

  • During the holiday season, many people tend to overtip their delivery drivers for their hard work.

Synonyms

to overpay
vsto overtip
14 3.3

To pay more money than you should for something

refers specifically to giving extra money to service staff beyond usual expectation

Surface Forms

overtip infinitive
overtipped past
overtipped past participle
overtipping present participle
overtips third person singular

Morphology

overtip = tip (transparent) = over + tip

Productive prefixation: 'over-' (excess) + verb 'tip' yields the verb 'overtip' meaning to give too large a tip.

Etymology

Overtip as a verb joins over- 'too much' and tip 'to give a small extra payment', so to overtip someone is to give them more than expected as a tip.