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Christmas box
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English
Noun
en historical A bonus or gift given by an employer to an employee, by a master/mistress to his/her servants, or by a householder to delivery persons at Christmas time, traditionally on Boxing Day.
II You have no idea how poor the court is; nobody is rich, except Mazarin and l'Abbé Fouquet. I am half tempted to cry with Madame Thurine, 'How happy are our servants! they, at least, get Christmas boxes.'
Hyponyms
en Christmas allowance
en Christmas bonus
en Christmas money
Translations
bonus or gift
Dutch: nl kerstpakket n
German: de Weihnachtsgeld n
Spanish: es aguinaldo m
en Christmas