BAKSHEESH

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

Etymology

Noun

baksheesh (usually uncountable, plural baksheeshes)

(business, ethics) in the Middle East, southwest Asia and Eastern Europe: a bribe or tip.

(military slang) A minor wound that is severe enough to get a soldier sent away from the front.

Synonyms

• (bribe or tip): grease payment, lubrication payment

• (minor wound): buckshee, Blighty one

Verb

baksheesh (third-person singular simple present baksheeshes, present participle baksheeshing, simple past and past participle baksheeshed)

To bribe with a baksheesh.

Source: Wiktionary

Bak"sheesh`, Bak"shish`, n.

Definition: Same as Backsheesh.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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