# gratuity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɡɹəˈtjuːətɪ/ · frequency rank #44,818

## Definitions
1. An additional payment given freely as thanks for service.
2. Euphemistic form of fee, in contexts where such additional payments have been made obligatory.
3. Euphemistic form of bribe.

## Etymology
From Middle French gratuité (from Old French gratuite) or directly from Medieval Latin gratuitas (“a free gift”), from Latin gratuitus (“freely given, free”); see gratuitous.

## Easily confused with
- **gravity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gratuity-vs-gravity)

## Common misspellings (12)
`gartuity`, `ggratuity`, `gratiuty`, `grattuity`, `gratuitty`, `gratuityy`, `gratuiyt`, `gratutiy`, `grautity`, `grratuity`, `grtauity`, `rgatuity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gratuity