音标:[grә'tju:iti] ;
n. 小费, 赠物, 赏钱
[经] 小帐, 赏金, 退职金
n. a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
n. an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation
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gratuity的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. Gratuity is customary in this money-mad metropolis.在这个金钱至上的大都市里,给小费是司空见惯的。

词汇搭配

  • grant gratuity赠送酬金
  • freight and gratuity[经] 运费及酬金...

经典引文

  • The attendants..are forbidden to receive gratuities.

    出自:Oxford English Dictionary
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