Meaning & use
Baksheesh
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A small sum of money given as a tip, gratuity, or bribe, especially in parts of the Middle East and South Asia.
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The porter expected a bit of baksheesh for carrying the luggage.
Travelers were warned that some officials might ask for baksheesh to speed up paperwork.
A note on using this word
The word entered English from Persian via Turkish and Arabic, and it still appears, sometimes with negative connotations of petty bribery, in travel writing about the region.
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