tip

CEFRA2

/tɪp/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The pointed or far end of something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra money given for good service.

Examples

  • Americans were always welcome because they tended to tip heavily.

  • How much do you leave for a tip in Spain?

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A piece of metal, fabric or other material used to cover the top of something for protection, utility or decoration.

  2. The end of a bow of a stringed instrument that is not held.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To give someone helpful information or advice.

More examples

In context

  • Did you leave a tip?

  • a tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.

  • chicken tips over rice, pork tips, marinated alligator tips

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English tip, typ, tippe (“tip”), from Proto-Germanic *tuppijô, *tuppijǭ (“tip”), a diminutive of *tuppaz. Related to Saterland Frisian Tip (“tip”), West Frisian tippe, tip (“tip”), Dutch tip (“tip”), German Low German Tip, Tippel (“tip”), dialectal German Zipf (“tip”) (diminutive Zipfel used in Standard German), Danish tip (“tip”), Swedish tipp (“tip”), Icelandic typpi (“knob, pin, penis”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Timpe (“tip”), West Frisian timpe (“tip”), Old English tæppa (“tap, spigot”), Middle High German züpfel (“pointed end, tip”).