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Here are real-life examples of using "tip": How much do you leave for a tip in Spain? Did you leave a tip?

Tip Meaning

/tɪp/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe extreme end of something, especially when pointed; e.g. the sharp end of a pencil.

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

Sentence Examples

How much do you leave for a tip in Spain?

Did you leave a tip?

Americans were always welcome because they tended to tip heavily.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

wind hint lead

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The ____ of the pencil broke off, so I had to sharpen it again.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

We left a generous ____ for the waiter because the service at the restaurant was absolutely excellent today.

Word Origin & History

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”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"When he woke up, about half an hour after, he called it to him again, but Dash only looked sheepish and wagged the tip of his tail." — 1848, Anne Bronte, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall:

"The present-day city of Ji’an at the southern tip of Jilin province was the second capital (3-427 CE) of the Gaogouli kingdom during its middle period." — 2004, Xiaoneng Yang, “Early Imperial China (Qin Dynasty through Southern and Northern Dynasties Period)”, in Xiaoneng Yang, editor, New Perspectives on China's Past: Chinese Archaeology in the Twentieth Century, volume 2, Yale University Press; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 324:

"From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much.[…] But viewed from high up in one of the growing number of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that something extraordinary is happening: China is creating a shipping hub just 200 miles from India’s southern tip." — 2013 June 8, “The new masters and commanders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 52:

"He dutifully speared a beef tip and chewed it with false gusto." — 1998, Alan Morris, “Between Earth and Sky”, in Guardians of the North, book 4; →ISBN:

"I thinke he thinkes vpon the sauage bull: / Tush, feare not man, wee'll tip thy hornes with gold, / And all Europa shall reioyce at thee [...]." — 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:

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