0 a small amount of money for someone who has provided you with a service, in addition to the official amount and for their personal use -- 小费，赏钱
Local authorities also have discretionary powers to pay gratuities on the cessation of employment for any reason including redundancy.
The scale of these gratuities have been published in full detail.
The gratuities due to the relatives of soldiers who died in 1917 are now being paid.
There has been no marked increase in the cost of pensions and gratuities.
Both classes receive civilian rates of pay and are therefore not eligible for war gratuities.
In 1961, 106,000 gratuities were paid, and 30,000 pensions were paid—three gratuities for one pension.
In such circumstances gratuities are awarded and arrangements are being made for providing free hospital treatment also, where necessary.
In 651 of these cases pensions, and in 3,109 gratuities, have been awarded.
