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Meanings of pourboire in English

Portuguese
gorjeta
Spanish
baksheesh

A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

gorjeta
Usage of pourboire in English
1
We offer you five francs, and this includes a franc pourboire.
The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life
2
He examined the piece and demanded a pourboire.
The Old Wives' Tale
3
No doubt it is a pourboire he wants.
The Golden Silence
4
For fifteen francs, plus always the pourboire, I will take you to Barcy, which was bombarded and burnt.
Over There: War Scenes on the Western Front
5
Then to Jefferson she added: "Give him a franc for a pourboire-thatmakes five francs altogether."
The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life
6
We now took leave of our worthy miller and his companion, giving a liberal pourboire, as I am sure all travellers will do.
The Roof of France; Or, the Causses of the Lozère
7
The horses were stopped, the lovers were ordered to disentangle themselves, the boy was to lose his pourboire, the girl was immediately to get down.
A Room with a View
8
No more pourboires to be given nor taken at Compiègne.
In the Courts of Memory, 1858-1875; from Contemporary Letters
9
And he added: Tell your father-in-law that the question of pourboires has been settled now and forever.
In the Courts of Memory, 1858-1875; from Contemporary Letters
10
"Nay, thou shalt have pourboire," and he gave him a small coin.
The Cloister and the Hearth
11
"It was awful- Ishallhave to send him a pourboire."
Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica
12
"If you are not back again by table d'hôte time, you shall have no pourboire," we said, in solemn and determined tones.
The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 4, April, 1891
13
"Would ye make our burgess a liar," said the rustic reproachfully; "and shall I have no pourboire?" (still more reproachfully); "and came ventre a terre."
The Cloister and the Hearth
14
We offer you five francs, and this includes a franc pourboire.
The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life
15
He examined the piece and demanded a pourboire.
The Old Wives' Tale
16
No doubt it is a pourboire he wants.
The Golden Silence
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Translations for pourboire
Portuguese
gorjeta
Spanish
baksheesh
Pourboire through the time