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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to leave a tip |
to leave extra money for your waiter or waitress |
In America, people think you should leave a fifteen percent
tip. |
| 2 |
to tip ~ |
to give extra money to a waiter or waitress |
Wealthy people usually tip well. |
| 3 |
to get the tip |
as a waiter or waitress, to actually receive the money a diner
leaves for you |
When your boss is greedy, sometimes, as a waitstaff, you won't
get the tips left to you by diners. |
| 4 |
a gratuity |
a built-in, automatically calculated tip that some restaurants
ask for |
Groups of five or more will be charged a fifteen-percent
gratuity. |
| 5 |
to skip out on giving a tip |
to not leave a tip for a waiter or waitress |
If I skip out on giving a tip, I feel so guilty. |
| 6 |
to be at one’s discretion |
of a decision, to be decided based on a person's judgement |
Depending on the service, you can leave a large tip or a small
tip; it's at your discretion. |
| 7 |
to slip ~ some money |
to give money to someone secretly |
Whenever I go home for Christmas, my mother always slips me a
few twenty dollar bills. |
| 8 |
to stiff ~ |
to not give someone the money that they deserve |
That big group of diners only left me a one-dollar tip; they
stiffed me! |
| 9 |
to bribe ~ |
to offer someone money in exchange for favorable
treatment/special rights |
Sometimes company presidents try to bribe politicians to bend
the law. |
| 10 |
to dig for ~ |
to make a really insincere effort to be nice/kind, in order to
get more money |
Our waiter was all smiles and really cheerful; he was digging
for tips. |
| 11 |
to be customary |
of a system or tradition, to be commonly accepted and widely
practiced |
Tipping at least a little is customary in America. |
| 12 |
to object to ~ |
to be opposed to, to be not in favor of |
Some people object to the idea of giving tips. |
| 13 |
a tip jar |
a special jar, usually glass, into which customers drop money
for tips |
Tip jars are always transparent so everyone can see how much
money is in them. |
| 14 |
to be mandatory |
to be part of the rules, to not be optional |
Tipping is not mandatory, but it is a very kind thing to
do. |
| 15 |
to charge ~ |
to ask for a certain amount of money |
Some restaurants charge you more if you will eat there, rather
than taking your food to go. |
| 16 |
a seating charge |
the money a restaurant asks you for in exchange for a
table |
If you will be eating your meal here, there will be a seating
charge of five dollars. |
| 17 |
a cover charge |
the money you must pay simply to enter a place |
Most bars in Tokushima asked for a 1000 yen cover charge. |
| 18 |
a service charge |
the money a customer must pay in order to cover some of the
business costs of a shop or restaurant |
If you use your ATM card to withdraw money at a convenience
store, there is usually a small service charge. |
| 19 |
minimum wage |
the minimum amount of money a business must pay a worker, by
law |
Most fast food jobs pay minimum wage. |
| 20 |
a cheapskate |
a person who doesn't like to spend money |
That guy is such a cheapskate, he re-uses tea bags ten times
before throwing them away. |
| 21 |
to be stingy |
to be unwilling to spend money |
My uncle is so stingy he steals the neighbor's Internet rather
than buying his own service. |