Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | generosity |
| Synonyms: | aid, alms, altruistic, benefaction, benevolent, charitable, charity, donation, endowment, generous, gift, giving, philanthropy, thoughtful |
| Main Entry: | bounty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bonus; compensation |
| Synonyms: | donation, gift, grant, gratuity, largess, pay, premium, present, prize, recompense, reward |
| Main Entry: | endowment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large gift |
| Synonyms: | award, benefaction, benefit, bequest, bestowal, boon, bounty, dispensation, donation, fund, funding, gifting, grant, gratuity, income, inheritance, largess, legacy, nest egg, pension, presentation, property, provision, revenue, stake, stipend, subsidy, trust |
| Antonyms: | loss |
| Main Entry: | favor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | approval, good opinion; help |
| Synonyms: | accommodation, account, admiration, aid, approbation, assistance, backing, benediction, benefit, benevolence, benignity, bias, blessing, boon, championship, compliment, consideration, cooperation, courtesy, dispensation, encouragement, esteem, estimation, friendliness, gift, good turn, good will, grace, indulgence, kindness, largess, obligement, okay, partiality, patronage, present, regard, respect, service, support, token |
| Antonyms: | disapproval, disfavor |
| Main Entry: | perk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | benefit |
| Synonyms: | advantage, bonus, dividend, extra, fringe benefit, gratuity, gravy, lagniappe, largess, perquisite, plus, tip |
| Antonyms: | disadvantage |
| Main Entry: | perquisite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fringe benefit |
| Synonyms: | advantage, bonus, dividend, extra, gratuity, gravy, lagniappe, largess, perk*, plus, reward, tip |
| Notes: | a perquisite is a profit or benefit in addition to a salary or wages or a gratuity or tip for services performed, while a prerequisite is something that is required in advance |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | present |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | gift |
| Synonyms: | benefaction, benevolence, boon, bounty, compliment, donation, endowment, favor, gifting, giveaway, goodie, grant, gratuity, handout, largess, lump, offering, stake, write-off |
| Main Entry: | lavishness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | generosity |
| Synonyms: | generosity, largess, munificence, openhandedness |
| Main Entry: | lagniappe |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | benefit |
| Synonyms: | bonus, gift, gratuity, largess, present, tip |
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