baksheesh
noun/ˌbækˈʃiːʃ/
/ˌbækˈʃiːʃ/
(also backsheesh)
[uncountable] (informal)- (in some countries in the Middle East and South Asia) a small amount of money that is given as a gift to poor people, or given to somebody to thank them or to persuade them to help youWord Originbased on Persian bak̲šīš, from bak̲šīdan ‘give’.
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
baksheesh