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n. - A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter).

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Usage examples (23)
  • Of our camel-men, some were Bedouin and some were negroes, and we found them on the whole honest and obliging, though with the usual keen eye for a possible bakshish,...
  • Be aware that your handler will expect "bakshish" (a tip) for pictures that they take of you, or that you take of the camel.
  • He said we must take five soldiers, bargained for their wages, food, and bakshish, and obtained the money.
  • They rowed hard when the course was clear, encouraged by promises of liberal bakshish made by their employer at
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