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pourboire
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pour·boire  (pr-bwär)
n.
Money given as a gratuity; a tip.
[French, from pour boire, for drinking : pour, for (from Old French, from Latin pr; see pro-1) + boire, to drink (from Old French boivre, from Latin bibere; see beverage).]
pourboire French [purbwar]
n
(Business / Commerce) a tip; gratuity
[literally: for drinking]
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Noun1.pourboire - a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)pourboire - a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, tip
fringe benefit, perk, perquisite - an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job"
Christmas box - a present given at Christmas for services during the year
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I put the word "scientists" here in quotes because no true scientist has ever been prepared to sell him or herself, as these people have done, in order to revel in research grants, international conference travel and other such assorted pourboires.
"Global warming scare-mongering by Stone, John / National Observer - Australia and World Affairs
The totals of these pourboires are: Six hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars each for C.
Nick Penniman's career at Post ends by Porter, E.F. / St. Louis Journalism Review
 
 
 
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