gratuity
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The report said the goal seemed to be to circumvent a $2,500 cap and add a $480 gratuity, or 20%, in a place where tipping isn’t customary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 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 status quo may prevail, tip screens and all, but consumers may begin to decide whether they really want to tip 30% or if they will just skip the gratuity altogether, experts say.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2025
Ototo, a sake bar in Echo Park, charges dine-in guests an “18% fair wage and operational fee” that is not a gratuity for staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
"Me, I just try to ignore their stressed-outedness and concentrate on the gratuity."
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
After taking into account the included alcohol, gratuities and laundry, the luxury voyages don’t strike her as much more expensive than regular ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 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
Another class of gifts which deserves some notice consists of gratuities to friends, well-wishers or dependents of the house, for benefits solicited or received.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
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