gratuities

plural of gratuity

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Recent Examples of gratuities For the average guest, $17pp per day is charged to your shipboard account, to cover gratuities for headwaiters, waiters, bus staff and room stewards. Debbi Kickham, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gratuities
Noun
  • The postseason tournament tips off on Sunday, September 14, at 1 pm ET, with games televised on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2.
    Claire Franken, TVLine, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Here’s how to put her best tips into practice.
    Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And given how the likes of Meta are racing to snap up top talent—sometimes with $100 million bonuses—the loss of key personnel could fatally affect a business’s ability to grow and innovate.
    Tiz Gambacorta, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • For comparison, Paris last summer was the first time Jamaica paid out bonuses at an Olympics.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • But physical gifts, even those as impressive as Metcalf’s, can only take an athlete so far.
    Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In 2006, Universal Music Group and other major labels settled with New York State for $12 million over traditional payola, where radio stations received payments or expensive gifts in exchange for airplay.
    Jared Brenner, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The trade has paid immediate dividends for Boston.
    Jim Bowden, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • In general, dividends are not always predictable; but, looking at the history chart below can help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue.
    Dividend Channel, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Gratuities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gratuities. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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