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baksheesh::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | backsheesh, bakshis, bakshish, gratuity, pourboire, tip |
| Type of | fringe benefit, perk, perquisite |
| Has types | christmas box |
Examples of baksheesh
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Somali children sneak through shell holes in a wall to beg for food and baksheesh.
From the time.com
Baksheesh is a word well understood all along the shores of the Indian Ocean.
From the economist.com
We're stopped 10 times, and asked for baksheesh on at least half of these.
From the guardian.co.uk
Children swept the rubbish from under our seats before coming back to claim baksheesh.
From the guardian.co.uk
Entrepreneurs say that, if anything, the demands for baksheesh are becoming more endemic.
From the businessweek.com
In India many economic activities would be paralyzed without baksheesh.
From the theatlantic.com
A faqir may also ask for baksheesh but there is no thought in his mind that he is begging.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Roll forward to current times and, like in Russia, baksheesh or guanxi is back with a vengeance.
From the economist.com
It was only by stealth, and with the assistance of baksheesh, that a house or a shelter could be erected.
From the theatlantic.com
- Gratuity: a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
- Baksheesh is a term used to describe tipping, charitable giving, and certain forms of political corruption and bribery in the Middle East and South Asia. ...
- In the Middle East and southwest Asia, a bribe or tip paid to speed up services; To bribe with a baksheesh
- Arabic Gratuity - but can also mean bribe.
- Can be a tip, a bribe or a donation to a beggar.
- (bahk-SHEESH) Persian: tip, gratuity; often has an unsavory tone- "grease money" or the little extra you need to bribe someone to get a transaction completed
- (n.) A gift or bribe, usually made to corrupt government officials in third-world countries to insure that official paperwork is promptly completed or minor infractions are overlooked.
- A gift (gratuity or tip)
