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noun
In the Middle East or southwest Asia: a bribe or tip.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: grease payment, lubrication payment
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A minor wound that necessitates the evacuation of a soldier from the combat zone for medical treatment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang, uncountable, usually
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Synonyms: buckshee, Blighty one
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To bribe with a baksheesh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gratuity, tip, pourboire, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fringe benefit, perquisite, perk
Narrower terms: Christmas box
History
From Turkish bahşiş, from Persian بخشیش (baxšiš, “present; an honorary or pecuniary gratuity; drink-money”) or بخشش (baxšeš), from بخشیدن (baxšidan, “to give, grant, bestow”).
Across languages
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
