noun
- the act of failing to pay someone money that is owed, especially a tip or bill
Usage: informal
verb
- present participle of stiff; failing to pay someone money that is owed, especially a tip or bill
Usage: informal
Examples
- The customer was stiffing the waiter by leaving no tip.
- He’s been stiffing his creditors for months.
- The restaurant owner complained about customers stiffing the staff.
- She gave him a generous tip to make up for the previous customer’s stiffing.
- The delivery driver was upset about the stiffing he received.
- Stiffing service workers is considered very rude.
- The bartender remembered him for stiffing on the bill last time.