gratuity

英 [ɡrəˈtjuːəti]

美 [ɡrəˈtuːəti]

n.  小费; 赏钱; 报酬; 退职金; 遣散费; 退休金

复数：gratuities　

IELTSGRE经济

BNC.23319 / COCA.21615

牛津词典

noun

• 小费；赏钱；报酬
  money that you give to sb who has provided a service for you
• 退职金；遣散费；退休金
  money that is given to employees when they leave their job

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 小费；赏钱
  Agratuityis a gift of money to someone who has done something for you.
  1. The porter expects a gratuity.
     行李员想要小费。
• N-COUNT 退休金；遣散费；（尤指军人的）退役金
  Agratuityis a large gift of money that is given to someone when they leave their job, especially when they leave the armed forces.
  1. He is taking a gratuity from the Navy.
     他将领到海军补助的退役金。

英英释义

noun

• an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation
• a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
  Synonym:tippourboirebaksheeshbakshishbakshisbacksheesh

双语例句

• A gratuity or TIP, paid to expedite service especially in some Near Eastern countries.
  酒钱，小费因快捷的服务而给予的赏金或小费，尤指在一些近东国家里。
• Sometimes large parties are unaware that a gratuity has been added to the bill, so they tip on top of it.
  很多人有时会忘记账单上已附上小费的费用，于是会发生重复付小费的情况。
• Shall not accept any gratuity, gift, or favor that might impair or appear to influence professional decisions or action.
  不准接受任何的金钱、礼物和可能削弱或影响职业决定或行为的好意。
• When it was originally enacted, there was a general assumption that private parties had few procedural rights when the government action affected a "privilege" or a "mere gratuity" rather than private property.
  在最初拟定此类免责时，一种普遍推定是，当政府行为影响某一“特权”或“单纯无偿赠与”而非私人财产时，私人当事人几乎没有什么程序权利可言。
• The porter expects a gratuity.
  行李员想要小费。
• Gratuity relating to the final annual leave
  根据最终年假计算的酬金
• He resigned from the service and applied for a gratuity instead of a pension.
  他退役了，申请领取退役金而不是养老金。
• But at local restaurants, there's no need to add a gratuity. At five-star hotels, one or two ringgit will suffice a porter.
  但在当地的饭馆里，却没有心要附加小费。在五星级饭店，给搬运工一两个林吉特就足够了。
• Except as otherwise provided in this ordinance, the entitlement to pension, gratuity or other allowance under this Ordinance shall be a right.
  除本条例另有规定外，根据本条例对退休金、酬金或其它津贴的享有，乃属一项权利。
• She heard Jonathan Kail's heavy footsteps up and down the stairs till he had done placing the luggage, and heard him express his thanks for the ale her husband took out to him, and for the gratuity he received.
  她听见约纳森上下楼梯的沉重脚步声，直到他把行李搬完了，听见他对她的丈夫倒给他的淡啤酒表示感谢，还感谢她丈夫给他小费。