baksheesh
pronunciation
How to pronounce baksheesh in British English:
UK [ˌbækˈʃi:ʃ]
How to pronounce baksheesh in American English:
US [ˈbækˌʃiʃ, bækˈʃiʃ]
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- Noun:
- a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
Word Origin
- baksheesh (n.)
- 1620s, in India, Egypt, etc., "a tip," from Persian bakhshish, literally "gift," from verb bakhshidan "to give" (also "to forgive"), from PIE root *bhag- "to share out, apportion, distribute" (see -phagous).
Example
- 1. Lighter rules mean less baksheesh .
- 2. This extrapolates to about $ 2.5 billion worth of baksheesh nationally every year : roughly as large as afghanistan 's opium economy , and a quarter of licit economic output .