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baksheesh
bak·sheesh B0034700 (băk′shēsh′, băk-shēsh′)n. pl. baksheesh A gratuity, tip, or bribe paid to expedite service, especially in the Near East. [Persian bakhshish, present, from Middle Persian bakhshishn, from bakhshīdan, bakhsh-, to give presents, from Avestan bakhsh-; see bhag- in Indo-European roots.]baksheesh (ˈbækʃiːʃ) or backsheeshnmoney given as a tip, a present, or almsvbto give such money to (a person)[C17: from Persian bakhshīsh, from bakhshīdan to give; related to Sanskrit bhaksati he enjoys]bak•sheesh (ˈbæk ʃiʃ, bækˈʃiʃ) n. (esp. in the Near and Middle East) a tip, present, or gratuity. [1615–25; < Persian bakhshish gift] baksheesh Past participle: baksheeshed Gerund: baksheeshing
Imperative |
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baksheesh | baksheesh |
Present |
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I baksheesh | you baksheesh | he/she/it baksheeshes | we baksheesh | you baksheesh | they baksheesh |
Preterite |
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I baksheeshed | you baksheeshed | he/she/it baksheeshed | we baksheeshed | you baksheeshed | they baksheeshed |
Present Continuous |
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I am baksheeshing | you are baksheeshing | he/she/it is baksheeshing | we are baksheeshing | you are baksheeshing | they are baksheeshing |
Present Perfect |
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I have baksheeshed | you have baksheeshed | he/she/it has baksheeshed | we have baksheeshed | you have baksheeshed | they have baksheeshed |
Past Continuous |
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I was baksheeshing | you were baksheeshing | he/she/it was baksheeshing | we were baksheeshing | you were baksheeshing | they were baksheeshing |
Past Perfect |
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I had baksheeshed | you had baksheeshed | he/she/it had baksheeshed | we had baksheeshed | you had baksheeshed | they had baksheeshed |
Future |
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I will baksheesh | you will baksheesh | he/she/it will baksheesh | we will baksheesh | you will baksheesh | they will baksheesh |
Future Perfect |
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I will have baksheeshed | you will have baksheeshed | he/she/it will have baksheeshed | we will have baksheeshed | you will have baksheeshed | they will have baksheeshed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be baksheeshing | you will be baksheeshing | he/she/it will be baksheeshing | we will be baksheeshing | you will be baksheeshing | they will be baksheeshing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been baksheeshing | you have been baksheeshing | he/she/it has been baksheeshing | we have been baksheeshing | you have been baksheeshing | they have been baksheeshing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been baksheeshing | you will have been baksheeshing | he/she/it will have been baksheeshing | we will have been baksheeshing | you will have been baksheeshing | they will have been baksheeshing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been baksheeshing | you had been baksheeshing | he/she/it had been baksheeshing | we had been baksheeshing | you had been baksheeshing | they had been baksheeshing |
Conditional |
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I would baksheesh | you would baksheesh | he/she/it would baksheesh | we would baksheesh | you would baksheesh | they would baksheesh |
Past Conditional |
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I would have baksheeshed | you would have baksheeshed | he/she/it would have baksheeshed | we would have baksheeshed | you would have baksheeshed | they would have baksheeshed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | baksheesh - a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)backsheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, pourboire, tipfringe benefit, perk, perquisite - an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job"Christmas box - a present given at Christmas for services during the year | TranslationsBaksheesh
BaksheeshArabic for "gratuity," which is used as a euphemism for bribery.baksheesh
Synonyms for baksheeshnoun a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)Synonyms- backsheesh
- bakshis
- bakshish
- gratuity
- pourboire
- tip
Related Words- fringe benefit
- perk
- perquisite
- Christmas box
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