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bakshish
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun bakshish has 1 sense
- bakshish(n = noun.possession) backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshis, gratuity, pourboire, tip - a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter); Array is a kind of fringe benefit, perk, perquisite
has particulars: christmas box
CIDE DICTIONARY
bakshish, n.
Same as Backsheesh. [1913 Webster]
bakshish, n.
A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as Backsheesh. [WordNet 1.5]
ROGET THESAURUS
bakshish
Giving
N giving, bestowal, bestowment, donation, presentation, presentment, accordance, concession, delivery, consignment, dispensation, communication, endowment, investment, investiture, award, almsgiving, charity, liberality, generosity, gift, donation, present, cadeau, fairing, free gift, boon, favor, benefaction, grant, offering, oblation, sacrifice, immolation, lagniappe, pilon, grace, act of grace, bonus, allowance, contribution, subscription, subsidy, tribute, subvention, bequest, legacy, devise, will, dotation, dot, appanage, voluntary settlement, voluntary conveyance, amortization, alms, largess, bounty, dole, sportule, donative, help, oblation, offertory, honorarium, gratuity, Peter pence, sportula, Christmas box, Easter offering, vail, douceur, drink money, pourboire, trinkgeld, bakshish, fee, consideration, bribe, bait, ground bait, peace offering, handsel, boodle, graft, grease, blat, giver, grantor, donor, feoffer, settlor, giving, given, allowed, allowable, concessional, communicable, charitable, eleemosynary, sportulary, tributary, gratis, donative, auctor pretiosa facit, ex dono, res est ingeniosa dare.
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