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A small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)
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lagniappe
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
A lagniappe is "a small gift given a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase" (such as a 13th doughnut on purchase of a dozen ), or more broadly, "something given or obtained gratuitously or by way of good measure." The word entered English from ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"dividend, something extra," 1849, from New Orleans creole, of unknown origin though much speculated upon. Originally a bit of something given by New Orleans shopkeepers to customers. Said to be from American Spanish la ñapa "the gift." Klein says this ...
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n. a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)
Usage examples of lagniappe.
Given the interest he has in you with lagniappe like Rallen thrown in to sweeten the bait?
Then a third and a fourth, each accruing what pitiful lagniappe it could from the scant debris of space.
The power source for this kind of vehicle might be a turbine, until heat-seeking missiles force a change to fuel cells or, for lagniappe, a set of flywheels mounted in different parts of the chassis.