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autograt

noun

Etymology

Shortened auto- + gratuity.

  1. derived from gratuitus
  2. derived from gratuitas
  3. derived from gratuite
  4. borrowed from gratuité
  5. prefixed as autograt — “auto + gratuity”

Definitions

  1. A gratuity automatically added to a bill.

    • You should still get a good tip without the autograt if your customers are civilized people, and your work is good!
    • I'd also dislike the change to the "autograt", because mandatory service charges are usually subject to sales tax, while tips are not, so I'd actually wind up paying more, even if I would have tipped 20% anyway.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA