different between gratuity vs fundraising

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)

1. An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.
2. Euphemistic form of fee, in contexts where such additional payments have been made obligatory.
3. 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.

English

Alternative forms

fund-raising

Etymology

fund +? raising

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?nd??e?z??/
• Hyphenation: fund?rais?ing

Noun

fundraising (countable and uncountable, plural fundraisings)

1. The process of collecting money by requesting donations from individuals and businesses.

Translations

Adjective

fundraising (not comparable)

1. (attributive) Relating to raising money (funds), particularly for charities.

See also

• fundraiser

References

• “fundraising”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.