POURBOIRE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word pourboire. (close relations)
pourboires
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| baksheesh | nounn | |||||
noun • a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) | ||||||
| gratuity | nounn | |||||
noun • a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) • an award (as for meritorious service) given without claim or obligation | ||||||
| tip | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the extreme end of something; especially something pointed • a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) • an indication of potential opportunity • a V shape • the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) verb • cause to tilt • mark with a tip • give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on • cause to topple or tumble by pushing • to incline or bend from a vertical position • walk on one's toes • strike lightly • give insider information or advise to • remove the tip from | ||||||
| vail | verbv | |||||
noun • Profit; return; proceeds. • (chiefly in the plural) Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; also vale. • Submission. • Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. • A cover; disguise; a mask; a pretense. • The calyptra of mosses. • A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a mushroom with the stalk; a velum. • A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head) • Velum (A circular membrane round the cap of medusa) • A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom. • An obscuration of the clearness of the tones in pronunciation. verb • To pay homage, bow, submit, defer (to someone or something); to yield, give way (to something). • To remove as a sign of deference, as a hat. • To lower, let fall; to allow or cause to sink. • (vexillology) (current, operational) To lower or "dip" a carried flag or banner in a salute by a forward reducing of the angle of the pike/flagstaff with respect to the ground; in extreme instances, as when saluting a monarch, both the banner and the finial of the pike are allowed to rest upon the ground. • To dress in, or decorate with, a veil. • To conceal as with a veil. | ||||||
| backsheesh | nounn | |||||
noun • a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) | ||||||
| bakshis | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) | ||||||
| bakshish | nounn | |||||
noun • a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) | ||||||
