tip
- noun
- /tɪp/
- She gave the waiter a generous tip for his attentive service.
- pay a tip
- charge a tip
You should leave some type of tip, a respectful tip, right?
- You should leave some type of tip, a respectful tip, right?
- There are people in this culture that they expect a tip even if they don't do no work.
Examples
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So I gave him a tip and I got out of the cab.
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Did you decide to leave Jackie a tip, after all?
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Do you want a tip with that?
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- Leave a big tip 'cause I plan on coming back here.
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$25 an hour just to park cars, plus tips.
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You should leave some type of tip, a respectful tip, right?
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Maybe that's why the men give me a lot of tips when I dance.
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All ten-hour tour costs include bus transportation, bus driver tip, and a box lunch.
Academic text (2009) -
Ten dollars, and I'm donating your tip to the church.
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Pay was light, but the tips dropped in my palm as fast as pecans in November.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
Extra money you give to someone for good service
A small amount of money given to someone for help or to get faster service
A very small amount of money given to show you will pay later or to keep an agreement
A small amount of money you leave to thank someone for a service, like a waiter
A small amount of money given as a tip for service, often in Middle Eastern or South Asian countries
A small tip given to someone for good service
A small extra amount of money given to someone as a tip, often in South Asia
A larger than usual amount of money left for service staff
Idioms
Compounds
- Jargon
A shot scored by lightly tapping a rebound into the basket before it hits the ground
- Literature
A short paper that gives advice and guesses about business, stocks, or horse racing
- Specialized
The small part at the back bottom of a shoe that touches the ground and can be replaced
- Jargon
A practice exercise where players tip and pass the ball to improve reaction time and coordination
- US
A large brown bear with light fur on its head in the mountains of western North America
- Specialized
A lean cut of beef from the upper sirloin, slightly less tender than other sirloin cuts
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Etymology
A helpful way to remember tip for a small money gift is to think of the old habit of giving a little 'extra' to get better or faster service, so a tip is a small extra payment left for good service.