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Definition of “baksheesh”

baksheesh or backsheesh (ˈbækʃiːʃ )

(in some Eastern countries, esp formerly)

C17: from Persian bakhshīsh, from bakhshīdan to give; related to Sanskrit bhaksati he enjoys

Rectified it was before time and also Singh's baksheesh (gift) of Rs 50 to the technician turned down promptly.

Business Today (2003)

Someone should take the British government to the World Trade Organisation and complain about this bargain-basement baksheesh.

Times, Sunday Times (2002)

Then there is accommodation, generator, and petrol costs, not to mention the endless baksheesh.

Glasgow Herald (2001)

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