baksheesh
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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
baksheesh• However, 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
bak‧sheesh /ˌbækˈʃiːʃ/
noun [uncountable]
bak‧sheesh /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
Language: Persian
Origin: bakhshish, from bakhshidan 'to give'