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    pourboire
    /ˈpʊəbwɑː/

    noun

    • 1. a gratuity; a tip.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pourboirePourboire Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. pour· boire pu̇r-ˈbwär. : tip, gratuity. Word History. Etymology. French, from pour boire for drinking. First Known Use. 1788, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of pourboire was in 1788. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near pourboire. pour batter. pourboire. pourcontrell.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › pourboirePOURBOIRE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Pourboire definition: a gratuity; tip.. See examples of POURBOIRE used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › french-englishEnglish translation of 'le pourboire' - Collins Online Dictionary

    masculine noun. tip. Il a donné un pourboire au garçon. He gave the waiter a tip. Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. Examples of 'pourboire' in a sentence. pourboire. Example sentences from the Collins Corpus.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOURBOIRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. a tip, or gratuity. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word origin. Fr < pour, for + boire, to drink. Word Frequency. pourboire in American English. (puːʀˈbwaʀ, English purˈbwɑːr) French. noun Word forms: plural -boires (-ˈbwaʀ, English -ˈbwɑːrz)

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › french-englishPOURBOIRE in English - Cambridge Dictionary

    Translation of pourboire | PASSWORD French-English Dictionary. pourboire. noun. gratuity [noun] a small sum of money given as a reward for good service; a tip. tip [noun] a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service. I gave him a generous tip.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pourboirePourboire - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    noun. a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) synonyms: backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, tip. see more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › pourboirePourboire - definition of pourboire by The Free Dictionary

    Define pourboire. pourboire synonyms, pourboire pronunciation, pourboire translation, English dictionary definition of pourboire. n. Money given as a gratuity; a tip.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › pourboirePourboire Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    How to use . pourboire in a sentenceAnd the porter spat and grinned, and said to Nancy: "Faut lui donner son pourboire."

  10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › pourboirepourboire - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 3, 2024 · pourboire (plural pourboires) A tip (extra money given to e.g. a waiter in appreciation of service), especially in French contexts. A bribe.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › pourboirePourboire Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Pourboire definition: Money given as a gratuity; a tip.