tipflation
US/tɪpˈfleɪ̯ʃən/
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British/tɪpˈflɛjʃən/
tipflation noun: the phenomenon of tipping becoming both increasingly widespread and expensive (in terms of an acceptable percentage) in society.
Noun
tipflation (uncountable)
- The phenomenon of tipping becoming both increasingly widespread and expensive (in terms of an acceptable percentage) in society.
- Thanks to touchscreens and the pandemic, tipflation is everywhere — and it's hard to say no.2022 October 7, Sara Morrison, “Everyone wants a tip now. Do you have to give them one?”, in Vox, archived from the original on 07 Dec 2022
- And one customer sparked a viral discussion about "tipflation" when they shared a photo of a restaurant bill with a minimum tip amount of 25 percent.2022 October 12, Sara Santora, “Internet Slams Hotel For 'Automatically' Adding 'Optional' Tip to Bill”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2022
- Synonyms:
- tip creep
Examples of tipflation in a sentence
- We follow reporter Travis Dhanraj's journey as he experiences some of the sneakier ways the 'flations' could be affecting you - from shrinkflation, to aquaflation, tipflation and more.[2022 November 16, “How to survive inflation”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2022:
- Here are a few examples of "tipflation" which I have encountered.2022 December 18, Jonathan Kahane, “Guest columnist Jonathan Kahane: Reaching the tipping point”, in Daily Hampshire Gazette, archived from...
- But if tipflation keeps up, I'll need to add a “gratuities” column to the monthly budget.2023 November 26, “A quick guide to navigating tipflation”, in York Daily Record, York, Pennsylvania, page B.6.:
- Even Americans are finding it too much, coining a word for the widespread tipping culture: ‘tipflation’.[2024 January 13, Hugo Brown, “Is America tipping you over the edge? The U.S. faces rampant ‘tipflation’”, in Daily Mail, London, page 53:
Synonyms of tipflation
Origin of tipflation
Blend of tip + inflation.
Questions about tipflation
- What does tipflation mean?
- Tipflation means the phenomenon of tipping becoming both increasingly widespread and expensive (in terms of an acceptable percentage) in society.
- How do you use tipflation in a sentence?
- We follow reporter Travis Dhanraj's journey as he experiences some of the sneakier ways the 'flations' could be affecting you - from shrinkflation, to aquaflation, tipflation and more.
- What part of speech is tipflation?
- Tipflation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce tipflation?
- Tipflation is pronounced /tɪpˈfleɪ̯ʃən/ (US).
Words near tipflation in the dictionary
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