tipping
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology and history
- Reasons for tipping
- Tronc
- Mandatory tipping
- By region
- Criticisms
- Inconsistency of percentage-based gratuities
- Travellers following home rather than local customs
- Discomfort
- Discrimination
- Tipflation
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|300px|Leaving some change on the restaurant table is one way of giving a gratuity to the restaurant staff.
A gratuity (often called a tip) is a sum of money customarily given by a customer to certain service sector workers such as hospitality for the service they have performed, in addition to the basic price of the service.