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)
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双语例句

• A gift or gratuity, especially one given at christmas.
  礼物或赏金，尤指在圣诞节时给予的礼物。
• 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。
• 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。
• Whichever yields the greater pension or short service gratuity.
  两者以得出较大的退休金或短期服务酬金为准。
• Speaking of tips, you should never offer the bar staff a cash gratuity.
  说到“小费”，你可千万别给酒保现金以表示谢意。正确的做法是请酒保喝一盅。
• The porter expects a gratuity.
  行李员想要小费。
• Commuted annual allowance gratuity
  经折算的年积金酬金
• 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。
• 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。