to tip a waiter

  • 1tip — tip1 W3S2 [tıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(end)¦ 2¦(money)¦ 3¦(advice)¦ 4 the tip of the iceberg 5 on the tip of your tongue 6¦(waste)¦ 7¦(untidy)¦ 8¦(horse race)¦ 9¦(warning)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1,4 5; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 2tip — 1 /tIp/ noun 1 END (C) the end of something, especially something pointed: Use the tip of the brush to paint fine lines. | The tip of her nose was red. see also: fingertip 2 MONEY (C) a small amount of additional money that you give to someone,… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3tip — tip1 [tip] n. [ME tippe, akin to MLowG tip, point, top, Ger zipf in zipfel, an end, tip, prob. < IE base * dumb , tail > Avestan duma , tail] 1. the pointed, tapering, or rounded end or top of something long and slim 2. something attached… …

    English World dictionary

  • 4Tip — A tip (also called a gratuity) is a payment made to certain service sector workers in addition to the advertised price of the transaction. The amount of a tip is typically calculated as a percentage of the transaction value before applicable… …

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  • 5Waiter Rant — Infobox Website name = Waiter Rant favicon = caption = The Waiter Rant home page as of 2008 10 03 url = http://www.waiterrant.net commercial = type = registration = owner = author = Steve Dublanica launch date = April 2004 current status =… …

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  • 6tip — [[t]tɪ̱p[/t]] ♦♦♦ tips, tipping, tipped 1) N COUNT: oft N of n The tip of something long and narrow is the end of it. The sleeves covered his hands to the tips of his fingers... She poked and shifted things with the tip of her walking stick...… …

    English dictionary

  • 7tip — I n. gratuity 1) to give, leave a tip 2) a big, generous, handsome tip (I left a generous tip for the waitress) II r, 1) to tip generously, handsomely, liberally 2) (O) we tipped the waiter five dollars III n. information 1) give smb. a tip 2) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 8tip — Information given by one trader to another, which is used in making buy or sell decisions but is not available to the general public. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. tip tip 1 [tɪp] noun [countable] 1. a piece of advice about what is… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 9waiter, waitress — noun 1 waiter/waitress ADJECTIVE ▪ restaurant ▪ passing ▪ She ordered a large vodka from a passing waiter. ▪ friendly VERB + WAITER/WAITRESS …

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  • 10tip — tip1 [ tıp ] noun ** ▸ 1 narrow/pointed end ▸ 2 extra money you give ▸ 3 useful suggestion ▸ 4 where you take garbage ▸ 5 dirty/messy place ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a narrow or pointed end, especially of something long or thin: tip of: the tip of… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English