tiptop service
- noun
- The restaurant provided tiptop service throughout our meal.
Examples
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The company is known for providing tiptop service to all its clients.
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We received tiptop service at the hotel throughout our stay.
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She always demands tiptop service when dining out.
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We always receive tiptop service at the hotel.
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The company is known for providing tiptop service to all its clients.
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We received tiptop service at the hotel throughout our stay.
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She always demands tiptop service when dining out.
Synonyms
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3.6
Of the highest quality and better than most similar things
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3.9
A product that has very high quality and is often the most expensive option
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4.4
Very high quality and among the best
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2.8
Help or attention from staff that is very good for customers
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3.8
Very high quality and lasts a long time
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5.2
In very good or perfect condition
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3.7
Of the highest quality, better than others like it
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6.9
Very good and of high quality
Antonyms
How Good
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun combination: 'tiptop' means extremely good and 'service' means assistance, so a learner who knows both words can readily infer 'service of excellent quality.' The composition follows normal English adjective-noun patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so it should be comprehensible to a B1 learner without prior exposure.
Etymology
Tiptop service comes from the older word tip-top, which joins tip and top to show the very highest point. Picture the tip of a mountain or the very top of a hat, the 'top of the top', and you get an image of 'very best'. So tiptop service means service of the 'highest quality'.