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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