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gratuity

[gruh-too-i-tee, -tyoo-] / grəˈtu ɪ ti, -ˈtju- /


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We boycott restaurants that automatically add a 20% gratuity and presumptuously suggest we tip still more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Chef Ann Ahmed’s more casual follow-up to Khâluna features an extensive menu, and gratuity is already included in the pricing.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026

A spokeswoman for Efling Union, the second-largest union in Iceland, says this has led to a number of restaurants in the country asking customers if they want to add a gratuity when they pay.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

The suit prompted the restaurant to update language on its bill to explain that the service fee was not the same as a gratuity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026

“No, no, Captain Tate. I’ll take no gratuity from you, sir. My pleasure, sir.”

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

Unite Here Local 11 demands Legends Global raise hourly wages to $40 from $28, increase gratuities, and protect workers from federal immigration agents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

Ridley-Thomas’ lawyers had already accused prosecutors of conflating bribery and gratuities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

In this term alone, they decided that gratuities are no longer a crime that can be prosecuted at the federal level.

From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2024

He said he had witnessed officials whose demands for gratuities had been refused helping themselves to the ship's food provisions.

From BBC ● May 14, 2024

The number of my scholars were incredible, and the gratuities I received from them were answerable to the great reputation I had acquired.

From Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes by Pierre Bayle




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