Backsheesh

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Backsheesh \Back"sheesh`\, Backshish \Back"shish`\, n. [Pers.
     bakhsh[imac]sh, fr. bakhsh[imac]dan 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".
  


     Syn: gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis.
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  backsheesh
       n : a relatively small amount of money given for services
           rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: {gratuity}, {tip}, {pourboire},
            {baksheesh}, {bakshish}, {bakshis}]