propines

noun

plural of propine, Scottish
as in tips

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propines
  1. tips
  2. sacrifices
  3. rewards
  4. bonuses
  5. awards
  6. gratuities
  7. courtesies
  8. prizes
Noun
  • As charge volumes rise and whistleblower programs keep rewarding detailed tips, the record behind every interview isn’t a back-office detail anymore.
    — Beth Worthy, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The stylus offers 4,096 pressure levels and two interchangeable tips (one soft, one hard) for different activities, making everything feel as natural as possible.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of tips
Noun
  • For Varjao, to come from another country and open this shop is her way of honoring the sacrifices her family made for her, while also setting up a future for her own children.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Every fall, millions of American parents and caregivers make extraordinary sacrifices to send a child to college.
    — Suresh Garimella, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of sacrifices
Noun
  • With roughly 5,700 locations nationwide, the chain earned praise for its affordable, filling breakfast options, including breakfast sandwiches and combo meals typically priced between $5 and $10, and its rewards app.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Regional authorities have also deployed mobile hunting teams and offered cash rewards for killing bears.
    — Arina Porkhovnik, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of rewards
Noun
  • Last week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled the bill for a 20% incentive, which with bonuses could bring the total rebate to 30%.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Consider a system of bonuses for AI usage to incentivize and appreciate AI adoption on a corporate level and create a culture of internal AI champions across departments.
    — Eleonora Liapina, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of bonuses
Noun
  • Two blocks of six films each, running roughly an hour apiece, will precede the awards and the jury announcement.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The awards are named after Harvey Kurtzman, the influential writer-artist-editor behind many EC Comics titles as well as the co-founder of Mad magazine.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of awards
Noun
  • Mainstream cruise lines automatically add gratuities to guests’ onboard accounts, but guests can adjust them before disembarkation.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • This includes all hotels, a seat on the private jet, ground transportation, all meals and beverages, all sightseeing activities and local guides, all gratuities, and luggage handling.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of gratuities
Noun
  • Small courtesies keep big efforts moving forward.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • With both courtesies and catastrophes refusing to conform, the canton’s school board, publishers, and clergy were forced to produce multiple editions of primers, textbooks, and catechisms; sometimes five parallel print runs were needed for a population the size of a town.
    — Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of courtesies
Noun
  • More than 115,000 other SuperLotto Plus tickets sold in California also won prizes ranging from $1 to $1,221, the lottery said.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • For instance, will such prizes exist in the future—and, if so, who will receive them?
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of prizes
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“Propines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propines. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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