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baksheeshbak‧sheesh /ˌbækˈʃiːʃ/ noun [uncountable] baksheeshOrigin: 1700-1800 Persian bakhshish, from bakhshidan ‘to give’ - All the paperwork seemed correct, except that most important paperwork of all - the baksheesh.
- However, the company's far greater resources of baksheesh soon restored them to liberty.
- If this makes you uneasy, think about distributing a little preemptive baksheesh as a goodwill gesture.
money that people in the Middle East give to poor people, to someone who has helped them, or as a bribe |