Syn: gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
backshish — back·shish … English syllables
backshish — see backsheesh … Useful english dictionary
Backsheesh — Back sheesh , ||Backshish Back shish , n. [Pers. bakhsh[=i]sh, fr. bakhsh[=i]dan to give.] In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter); a gratuity; a tip . Syn: gratuity, tip,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
backsheesh — /ˈbækʃiʃ/ (say baksheesh), /bækˈʃiʃ/ (say bak sheesh) noun, verb (t) → baksheesh. Also, backshish …
baksheesh — /ˈbækʃiʃ / (say baksheesh), /bækˈʃiʃ/ (say bak sheesh) noun 1. (in South and South West Asia) a charitable gift. 2. Colloquial a. a tip or gratuity. b. a bribe. –verb (t) 3. to give a charitable gift or gratuity (to). Also, bakshish …
bak|shish — bak|sheesh or bak|shish «BAK sheesh», noun, verb. –n. money given as a tip or a bribe, especially in Egypt, Turkey, India, and other countries, especially of the Near East: »There will be the usual baksheesh for the game warden (New Yorker). –v.t … Useful english dictionary
bak|sheesh — or bak|shish «BAK sheesh», noun, verb. –n. money given as a tip or a bribe, especially in Egypt, Turkey, India, and other countries, especially of the Near East: »There will be the usual baksheesh for the game warden (New Yorker). –v.t., v.i. to… … Useful english dictionary
