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Gratuity
Something given freely or without recompense; a free gift; a present.
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To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrator…
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To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a jaunty or saucy display of; as, to perk the ears; to perk up one's head.
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Something gained from a place or employment over and above the ordinary salary or fixed wages for services rendered; especially, a fee allowed by law…
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That which is taken from another; something captured; a thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.
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Alt. of Backshish
oewn 2023
68% interchangeable
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Alt. of Bakshish
oewn 2023
68% interchangeable
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Same as Backsheesh.
oewn 2023
68% interchangeable
Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.
The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger; the tip of a spear.
oewn 2023
68% interchangeable
Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.
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