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tip off

tip off
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tip awf, of]
    • /tɪp ɔf, ɒf/
    • /ˈtɪp ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tip awf, of]
    • /tɪp ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of tip off words

  • noun tip off a small present of money given directly to someone for performing a service or menial task; gratuity: He gave the waiter a dollar as a tip. 1
  • noun tip off a piece of private or secret information, as for use in betting, speculating, or writing a news story: a tip from a bookie. 1
  • noun tip off a useful hint or idea; a basic, practical fact: tips on painting. 1
  • verb with object tip off to give a gratuity to. 1
  • verb without object tip off to give a gratuity: She tipped lavishly. 1
  • transitivephrasal verb tip off inform, warn 1

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Origin of tip off

First appearance:

before 1910
One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; noun use of verb phrase tip off

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Tip off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tip off popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

tip off usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for tip off

verb tip off

  • advise — If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
  • apprise — When you are apprised of something, someone tells you about it.
  • ballyhooed — a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity.
  • brief — Something that is brief lasts for only a short time.
  • cabling — Cabling is used to refer to electrical or electronic cables, or to the process of putting them in a place.

noun tip off

  • alarm — Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
  • alert — If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
  • hornCape. Cape Horn.
  • mayday — the international radiotelephone distress signal, used by ships and aircraft.
  • findings — the act of a person or thing that finds; discovery.

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