American English
/tʰɪp̚/
One syllable.
A short piece of useful advice.
Practice out loudA short piece of useful advice.
Here's a tip for making better coffee.
My manager gave me a useful tip on how to save time.
useful tip · helpful tip · practical tip · money-saving tip
a tip for + noun/gerund
a tip on how to + verb
Extra money you give someone for a service, especially in a restaurant.
We left a 20 percent tip.
She left the waiter a generous tip.
leave a tip · generous tip · 20 percent tip · tip included
leave + someone + a tip
a tip of + amount
The very end or pointed part of something, especially something long or narrow.
The tip of my pencil broke.
He touched the tip of the leaf.
tip of the finger · tip of the nose · sharp tip · pen tip
the tip of + noun
at the tip of + noun
To give extra money to someone for a service.
We tipped the driver five dollars.
Please tip your server if the service was good.
tip the waiter · tip the driver · tip generously · tip 20 percent
subject + tip + someone + amount
subject + tip + someone + for + service
to secretly warn someone or give them useful information
A friend tipped me off about the sale.
almost able to remember or say a word, but unable to say it now
Her name is on the tip of my tongue.
a small visible part of a much bigger problem or situation
This problem is just the tip of the iceberg.
The past forms and the -ing form double the final p: tipped and tipping.