lagniappe

lagniappe [ lan-YAP, LAN-yap ]
	[ noun ]
	MEANING :
	a small gift presented by a merchant to the customer
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	The large purchase made by the couple compelled the store owner to present a lagniappe to them.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Intelligence is an experiment in evolutionary terms, an ecologically surplus ability -- a lagniappe, extra goods.