undertip

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verb

To leave (somebody) a tip (gratuity) that is too small.

“It's not a good idea to undertip your waitress.”

OriginEnglish tip ← Middle English under- ← Old English under- →
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Meanings

verbundertip (third-person singular simple present undertips, present participle undertipping, simple past and past participle undertipped)

present singular third person undertips · participle present undertipping · participle past undertipped · past undertipped

  1. To leave (somebody) a tip (gratuity) that is too small.

    It's not a good idea to undertip your waitress.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Englishtip
  13. Englishundertip

From under- + tip.

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APA

undertip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undertip

MLA

“undertip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undertip. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undertip,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undertip.

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