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baksheesh

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++bak·sheesh /ˌbækˈʃiːʃ/ noun [uncountable]  MONEYmoney that people in the Middle East give to poor people, to someone who has helped them, or as a bribe 〔中东地区的〕施舍;小费,赏钱;贿赂
Examples from the Corpus
baksheeshHowever, the company's far greater resources of baksheesh soon restored them to liberty.If this makes you uneasy, think about distributing a little preemptive baksheesh as a goodwill gesture.All the paperwork seemed correct, except that most important paperwork of all - the baksheesh.
Origin baksheesh (1700-1800) Persian bakhshish, from bakhshidan to give
bak·sheesh nounChineseSyllable
Middle money Corpus the to in that people give East poor


baksheesh
baksheesh /ˌbækˈʃiːʃ/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Persian
 Origin: bakhshish, from bakhshidan 'to give'
money that people in the Middle East give to poor people, to someone who has helped them, or as a bribe


bak·sheesh (also back·sheesh) BrE /ˌbækˈʃiːʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbækˈʃiːʃ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (informal) (in some Asian countries) a small amount of money that is given as a gift to poor people, or given to sb to thank them or to persuade them to help you (一些亚洲国家中的)施舍,小费,小额贿赂