backsheesh

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Noun
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back=sheesh

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun backsheesh has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

backsheeshn. [Pers. bakhshīsh, fr. bakhshīdan 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”.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

backsheesh, var. of BAKSHEESH.


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