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  • noun Plural form of gratuity.

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Examples

  • Uncertainty over the fate of their gratuities was the main reason for many resignations of skilled people in the public sector, he told a media briefing.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

  • Uncertainty over the fate of their gratuities was the main reason for many resignations of skilled people in the public sector, he told a media briefing.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1995

  • We all understand that certain employees need tips to survive financially, including waiters and waitresses who get paid less with the idea gratuities will more than make up the difference.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • Those expenses that typically fall below the $25 receipt threshold, such as gratuities, short taxi rides, parking charges, tolls and the purchases of newspapers and magazines, should be within reasonable limits.

    New Guidelines for Times Expenses 2009

  • Those expenses that typically fall below the $25 receipt threshold, such as gratuities, short taxi rides, parking charges, tolls and the purchases of newspapers and magazines, should be within reasonable limits.

    New Guidelines for Times Expenses 2009

  • All cash payments, except those specifically excluded in the remuneration, such as gratuities and other discretionary payments and employer contributions to benefit funds, are also included in remuneration.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2003

  • He said the provincial authorities, upon becoming aware of the situation, decided to withhold certain payments such as gratuities, pending an agreement whereby the government would not be financially disadvantaged.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • The document from the KPK listed the alleged bribes as "gratuities" from businesswoman Nunun Nurbaeti, a friend of Miranda's.

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • Those expenses that typically fall below the $25 receipt threshold, such as gratuities, short taxi rides, parking charges, tolls and the purchases of newspapers and magazines, should be within reasonable limits.

    Home | The New York Observer 2009

  • The document also said that Rothstein paid "gratuities" to unidentified police officials "to deflect law enforcement scrutiny" of his activities.

    unknown title 2009

  • In the case, which was divided along ideological lines, the court held that “gratuities” – that is, post-facto gifts and payments – are not technically “bribes”, and therefore not illegal.

    The US supreme court just basically legalized bribery | Moira Donegan Moira Donegan 2024

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