LAGNIAPPES Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

lagniappes

noun

plural of lagniappe

as in bonuses

something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed the meal was served with a lagniappe of freshly made cornbread

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as in gifts

something given to someone without expectation of a return the hotel threw in some free shampoo as a lagniappe

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Noun

While award travel inflation is always a factor, many of these bonuses match or exceed all-time best deals for that card.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Cuban, a minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks, shelled out over $35 million in bonuses to the NBA team’s employees back in 2024.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 July 2026

Definition of bonuses

Noun

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez also asked for no gifts at their Venice wedding, instead telling invitees that donations were being made on their behalf to the UNESCO Venice Office, CORILA and Venice International University.

— Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
Few birthday gifts top the Statue of Liberty, which France commissioned for the centennial of American independence.

— Max Grinstein, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026

Definition of gifts

Noun

While there are some drawbacks compared to traditional investments — such as its inability to earn dividends — there are several ways to add gold to your portfolio.

— Liz Knueven, CNBC, 9 July 2026
This heavy spending is yielding massive dividends, as 45 percent of retailers and brands polled report financial returns of $250 million or more from their digital investments.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

Definition of dividends

Noun

The leader of the Reform UK party – which is topping most UK opinion polls – resigned as a member of parliament for Clacton-on-Sea, his constituency in southeast England, on Tuesday, amid mounting controversy over undeclared financial donations.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Your kid might be eligible for other donations Kids born before that window are not completely out of luck.

— Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 8 July 2026

Definition of donations

Noun

Vogue Business assessed the 64 shows and presentations published on Vogue Runway and contacted each brand to verify the findings (brands were given 48 hours to respond).

— Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 July 2026
Supported by a potent Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050 GPU, ample RAM, and a generous 1TB SSD, the OmniBook 7 can handle any massive data sets, lengthy presentations, and more while running several programs at once.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 4 July 2026

Definition of presentations

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