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    [Noun]  | "bak*sheesh" | \ ˈbak-ˌshēsh \


    1: payment (such as a tip or bribe) to expedite service


    Origin: 1686 ;

     Persian bakhshīsh, from bakhshīdan to give; akin to Greek phagein to eat, Sanskrit bhajati he allots;

    [Noun]  | "baksheeshs" 


     [ "baksheesh" ]

    1: A Muslim term meaning gratuity; or can be requested as a payment for services rendered.

      * e.g.,  ... If you take a picture of a police officer on a camel in Egypt, the officer may ask you for "baksheesh." 

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