- (formal)
money that you give to somebody who has provided a service for you 小费；赏钱；报酬 Our staff may not accept gratuities. 我们的员工可能不接受小费。
- (British English)
money that is given to employees when they leave their job 退职金；遣散费；退休金 a retirement gratuity 退休金
Word Originlate 15th cent. (denoting graciousness or favour): from Old French gratuité or medieval Latin gratuitas ‘gift’, from Latin gratus ‘pleasing, thankful’.