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noun
- (obsolete) In the sense of gratuity, originally a small amount of beverage (i.e. tipple) left in a glass for the bartender.
- A small amount of money left for a bartender, waiter, taxi driver or other servant as a token of appreciation.
- A small amount of information (see hint, clue).
- The point of something; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.
- An area or a place for dumping something, such as rubbish or refuse, as from a mine; a heap (see tipple).
Translations: - Dutch: fooi (2), tip (3), punt (4)
- French: pourboire (2), tuyau (3), décharge (5)
- Italian: mancia
- German: Trinkgeld (2), Tipp (3), Spitze (4)
- Spanish: propina (2)
verb (tipp, ing)
- To inform police or investigators of a potential clue.
- To inform a trader of inside information regarding a company"s performance.
- To cause something to lean to a side, as tipping a sailboat over.
- To throw out, as in rubbish or trash.
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