Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A gratuity, tip, or bribe paid to expedite service, especially in the Near East.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
backsheesh . - noun A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as
backsheesh .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun business, ethics In the
Middle East ,southwest Asia andEastern Europe , abribe ortip paid to speed up services. - verb To bribe with a baksheesh.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Many Pakistanis consider the word baksheesh an insult.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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Many Pakistanis consider the word baksheesh an insult.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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Many Pakistanis consider the word baksheesh an insult.
ASIAN BUSINESS CUSTOMS & MANNERS MARY MURRAY BOSROCK 2007
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“How much did my guards squeeze out of you in baksheesh to let you in?”
Archive 2010-02-01 Blue Tyson 2010
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Afghans derisively call the routine bribes paid to expedite services "baksheesh" - the Persian word for tipping.
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Still, while the baksheesh is a fact of life in many places, it doesn't work everywhere.
Patrick McGinnis: Learning to Negotiate and Pay Baksheesh in Egypt Patrick McGinnis 2010
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Still, while the baksheesh is a fact of life in many places, it doesn't work everywhere.
Patrick McGinnis: Learning to Negotiate and Pay Baksheesh in Egypt Patrick McGinnis 2010
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Still, while the baksheesh is a fact of life in many places, it doesn't work everywhere.
Patrick McGinnis: Learning to Negotiate and Pay Baksheesh in Egypt Patrick McGinnis 2010
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All the western 'baksheesh' and some fancy vote rigging helped the US-backed March 14 coalition, headed by Saad Hariri, win 71 seats.
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All the western 'baksheesh' and some fancy vote rigging helped the US-backed March 14 coalition, headed by Saad Hariri, win 71 seats.
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