gratuity
noun
[ ɡrəˈtjuːɪti ]
• a tip given to a waiter, taxi driver, etc.
Similar:
tip,
gift,
present,
donation,
reward,
handout,
recompense,
boon,
baksheesh,
fringe benefit,
bonus,
extra payment,
little extra,
bit extra,
largesse,
benefaction,
pourboire,
douceur,
perk,
perquisite,
guerdon,
lagniappe,
• a sum of money paid to an employee at the end of a period of employment.
• "an end-of-contract gratuity of 20% of the total pay received"
Origin:
late 15th century (denoting graciousness or favour): from Old French gratuité or medieval Latin gratuitas ‘gift’, from Latin gratus ‘pleasing, thankful’.
