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BACKSHEESH
gratuity, tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh
(noun) a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
backsheesh (plural backsheeshes)
Alternative spelling of baksheesh.
Verb
backsheesh (third-person singular simple present backsheeshes, present participle backsheeshing, simple past and past participle backsheeshed)
Alternative spelling of baksheesh
Source: Wiktionary
Back"sheesh`, Back"shish`, n. Etym: [Pers. bakhshish, fr. bakhshidan to give.]
Definition: In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a gratuity; a "tip".
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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