[ noun ] a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase) <noun.possession>
Lagniappe \La*gniappe\, Lagnappe \La*gnappe"\, n. [Also spelled {lagnappe}.][Etym. uncertain.] 1. In Louisiana, a trifling present given to customers by tradesmen; a gratuity.
Lagniappe . . .is something thrown in, gratis, for good measure. --Mark Twain. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A tip or gratuity. [PJC]
3. Hence: Anything obtained gratuitously or unexpectedly. [PJC]