pourboire

Example Sentences

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At any rate, M. Clemenceau was so excited that he forgot to give the usual pourboire to the female attendant who conducted him to his front seat in the fauteuils.

From Time Magazine Archive

The matter is then arbitrated by the driver who accepts as client the one who offers the largest pourboire.

From The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone by Wood, Eric Fisher

Paul's chauffeur said to himself as he pocketed an extravagant pourboire.

From High Noon A New Sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Elinor Glyn by Anonymous

Its progressiveness consists in having abolished the pourboire.

From The Automobilist Abroad by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)

The cocher, aroused by the promise of an extra pourboire, drove off briskly in the direction of the Rue de Rivoli, and soon they were rolling smoothly along that street of wonderful arcades.

From John Marsh's Millions by Hornblow, Arthur