tip out
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To turn something over or to the side so everything inside falls out.
Literal meaning: To tip a container so that what is inside comes out.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To empty a container by tilting or turning it so the contents fall out.
"She tipped out her handbag onto the table, searching frantically for her keys."
Grammar: separable
2 C1
idiomatic
neutral
(North American, restaurant industry) To share a portion of one's tips with other members of staff.
"As a waiter, I have to tip out the bartender and the food runners at the end of each shift."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Also used in North American English (especially restaurant industry) to mean sharing tips from customers among staff members: 'to tip out the kitchen staff'. Both senses are in common use.
Commonly used with
bag bucket purse tray contents coins
Forms
Base
tip out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
tips out
he/she/it
Past simple
tiped out
yesterday
Past participle
tiped out
have + pp
-ing form
tiping out
continuous
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