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Gratuity
Answer for the clue "Gratuity ", 9 letters:
lagniappe
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Word definitions for lagniappe in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lagniappe \La*gniappe\, Lagnappe \La*gnappe"\, n. [Also spelled lagnappe . Etym. uncertain.] In Louisiana, a trifling present given to customers by tradesmen; a gratuity. Lagniappe . . .is something thrown in, gratis, for good measure. --Mark Twain. A tip ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context Louisiana Mississippi Trinidad and Tobago uncommon English) An extra or unexpected gift or benefit, such as that given to a customer when they purchase something else.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A lagniappe a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of a purchase. Langniappe may also refer to: Lagniappe (newspaper) , an alternative newspaper in Mobile, Alabama Lagniappe (album) , a Hurricane Katrina benefit album by Saddle Creek ...
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 ...
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.