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Definitions
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
Word origin
From Turkish bahşiş, from Persian بخشیش (baxšiš, “present; an honorary or pecuniary gratuity; drink-money”) or بخشش (baxšeš), from بخشیدن (baxšidan, “to give, grant, bestow”).
Used in a sentence
“What an honour to think that I am to be elevated to the throne, and to bring the seat in Parliament as backsheesh to the sultan!”
“We see the immense, massive granite sarcophagi which had contained the embalmed mummies of the worshipped animals, coming out of this labyrinth, we pay our backsheesh, remount our donkeys and return to the automobile.”
“Baksheesh (lubrication payment) is often the accepted manner of doing business in the Middle and Far East. However, one must be careful not to confuse ethics with the law.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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