noun
pl. -·boires′ a tip, or gratuity
Origin of pourboire
French from pour, for + boire, to drinkpourboire
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pourboire
noun
Money given as a gratuity; a tip.
Origin of pourboire
French from pour boire for drinking pour for ( from Old French) ( from Latin prō ; see pro- 1. ) boire to drink ( from Old French boivre ) ( from Latin bibere ; see beverage . )THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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