pourboire

Example Sentences

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At any rate, M. Clemenceau was so excited that he forgot to give the usual pourboire to the female attendant who conducted him to his front seat in the fauteuils.

From Time Magazine Archive

"I'd have done it for nothing, but I'll take the pourboire," replied the concierge, with a laugh.

From San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams by Kock, Charles Paul de

Finally Tomass' compromised on one-lira-fifty per hour, with fifty centesimi pourboire.

From The Lure of the Mask by Fisher, Harrison

"Only, if I keep you more than a week it will then be three and a half florins per day, and no pourboire."

From The Prussian Terror by Dumas, Alexandre

Paul's chauffeur said to himself as he pocketed an extravagant pourboire.

From High Noon A New Sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Elinor Glyn by Anonymous