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Baksheesh   Listen
noun
baksheesh  n.  
1.
A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as Backsheesh.
Synonyms: gratuity, tip, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh.





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"Baksheesh" Quotes from Famous Books



... him to hold any conversation with the people, I invariably gave him a little present at parting. Accordingly he obeyed any summons from me with great alacrity, knowing that the interview would terminate with a "baksheesh" (present). In this manner I succeeded in establishing confidence, and he would frequently come uncalled to my tent and converse upon all manner of subjects. The Latooka language is different to the Bari, and a second interpreter was necessary; ...
— The Albert N'Yanza, Great Basin of the Nile • Sir Samuel White Baker


Words linked to "Baksheesh" :   gratuity, Christmas box, tip, perk, pourboire, bakshis, backsheesh, perquisite, fringe benefit, bakshish


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