different between favour vs gratuity
favour
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?fe?.v?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?fe?.v?/
- Rhymes: -e?v?(?)
- Hyphenation: fa?vour
Noun
favour (countable and uncountable, plural favours)
- (British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.
Derived terms
- out of favour
Translations
Verb
favour (third-person singular simple present favours, present participle favouring, simple past and past participle favoured)
- (British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.
- 1611, KJV, Luke 1:28:
- "And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women." —
- 1611, KJV, Luke 1:28:
Usage notes
- Favour is the standard British and Commonwealth spelling. Favor is the standard American spelling, and an alternative in Canada.
Translations
Old French
Noun
favour f (oblique plural favours, nominative singular favour, nominative plural favours)
- Late Anglo-Norman spelling of favor
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gratuity
English
Etymology
From Old French gratuite (French gratuité), from Medieval Latin gratuitas (“a free gift”), from Latin gratuitus (“freely given, free”); see gratuitous.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /????tju??t?/
- (US) IPA(key): /????tu??t?/
Noun
gratuity (plural gratuities)
- An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.
- Euphemistic form of fee, in contexts where such additional payments have been made obligatory.
- Euphemistic form of bribe.
Synonyms
- (additional payment offered in thanks): douceur, grace, pourboire, tip; baksheesh (Turkish and Middle Eastern contexts); cumshaw (SE Chinese contexts; archaic); see also gift
- (obligatory fee): service charge; douceur, tip (euphemistic)
- (bribe): Thesaurus:bribe
- (additional gift from a vendor): lagniappe
Related terms
- gratis
- gratuitous
- gratuitously
Translations
Further reading
- gratuity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- gratuity in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
gratuity From the web:
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- gratuity what percentage of basic
- gratuity what meaning in tamil
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