to tip
87
1.0
- verb
- /tɪp/
:
dar una propina a alguien
- I forgot to tip the maid.
Like how much would you tip if you see that kind of notes?
- Like how much would you tip if you see that kind of notes?
- And what we find there is across the board, men tip a lot more than women.
- And what I'd learned from bartending is people don't tip you because they like alcohol.
- And please don't forget to tip your Sherpas tonight.
- I think you need to send we tip afterwards, right?
- It's like y'all better tip these hoe, tip these bitches.
Examples
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And as always, please don't forget to tip your waitresses.
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Anthony paid the bill, tipping Isabelle handsomely, and they got up to leave.
Fiction book (1992) -
And what we find there is across the board, men tip a lot more than women.
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How much do I tip you for that?
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- I really tip them well, too.
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Did you not tip them?
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If you tip, they'll remember you from year to year.
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If the customer has been good and tipped well, we call it even and leave.
Fiction book (1996) -
Pandora had forgotten to tip the porters, so Lucilla had to do it for her.
Fiction book (1990) -
After a wonderful meal, I always make sure to tip the waiter generously.
Synonyms
To give someone a little extra money for helping you
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Jargon
1
6.3
A shot scored by lightly tapping a rebound into the basket before it hits the ground
- Literature
1
6.7
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
How Much
99
3.5
∞
1.2
- Informal
1
3.7
- Informal
87
1.0
- UK
8
1.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb tip meaning to give small money comes from the same idea of a little 'extra' given for service, so to tip someone is to give them that small extra payment as thanks.