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tip


9tip

verb
tippedtip·ping

Definition of TIP

transitive verb
1
: give, present <this crew has tipped you the black spot — R. L. Stevenson>
2
: to give a gratuity to
intransitive verb
: to bestow a gratuity

Origin of TIP

perhaps from 6tip
First Known Use: circa 1610

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