baksheesh
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ʃiʃ, bækˈʃiʃ noun
1.
a tip, present, or gratuity.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2.
to give a tip.
Also, bak·shish, bak·shis.
Origin:
1615–25; < Persian bakhshish gift
1615–25; < Persian bakhshish gift
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baksheesh or in some Eastern countries, esp formerly backsheesh (ˈbækʃiːʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | money given as a tip, a present, or alms |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to give such money to (a person) |
| [C17: from Persian bakhshīsh, from bakhshīdan to give; related to Sanskrit bhaksati he enjoys] | |
| backsheesh or in some Eastern countries, esp formerly backsheesh | |
| —n | |
| —vb | |
| [C17: from Persian bakhshīsh, from bakhshīdan to give; related to Sanskrit bhaksati he enjoys] | |
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Baksheesh
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
baksheesh
1620s, in India, Egypt, etc., "a tip," from Pers. bakhshish, lit. "gift," from verb bakhshidan "to give" (also "to forgive"), from PIE base *bhag- "to share out, apportion, distribute" (see -phagous).
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Example sentences
They'll come in handy when you meet a stubborn bureaucrat who speaks only baksheesh.
Baksheesh is is not being collected resulting in people actually receiving their proper salary.
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