different between oblation vs gratuity

English

Etymology

From Middle English oblacioun, from Old French oblacion, from Latin obl?ti? (“offering”), from offer? (“I offer, present”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???ble???n/, /??ble???n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /o??ble???n/, /???ble???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

oblation (plural oblations)

1. The offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity.
   • 1786, William Beckford, Vathek; an Arabian Tale:

     whatever she judged proper for the oblation of the approaching night.
2. (by extension) A deed or gift offered charitably.

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• boltonia, lobation

Middle English

Noun

oblation

1. Alternative form of oblacioun

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.