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Definition of Bakshish
1. Noun. A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter).
Generic synonyms: Fringe Benefit, Perk, Perquisite
Specialized synonyms: Christmas Box
Derivative terms: Tip
Definition of Bakshish
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of baksheesh) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bakshish
1. to give a tip [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bakshish
Literary usage of Bakshish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Nile with a Camera by Anthony Wilkin (1897)
"CAIRO—MOSQUES OF SULTAN HASAN AND MOHAMMED (ALI CITADEL —BAZAARS—bakshish—COPTIC
CHURCH OF ABU ... bakshish ..."
2. My Early Travels and Adventures in America and Asia by H M (Henry Morton) Stanley (1895)
"... of Honour—Gorgeous Persian Tablecloths—Manners and Customs—Straggling through
a Trench—In the Forest—A Question of bakshish—We Start for Teheran—Through ..."
3. Travels in the Slavonic Provinces of Turkey-in-Europe by Georgina Muir Mackenzie, Adelina Paulina Irby (1877)
"I know what bakshish means. Whatever they crave you must give, it is robbery
under a fairer name. So at once I refused. I said you were travelling with the ..."
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