Definition of
Baksheesh
- (noun, possession) a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
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Origin of the word Baksheesh
- 1620s, in India, Egypt, etc., "a tip," from Pers. bakhshish, lit. "gift," from verb bakhshidan "to give" (also "to forgive"), from PIE base *bhag- "to share out, apportion, distribute" (see -phagous). more
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