Definition of "bakshish" [bakshish]

• Alternative spelling of baksheesh. (noun)

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• "Of our camel-men, some were Bedouin and some were negroes, and we found them on the whole honest and obliging, though with the usual keen eye for a possible bakshish, which is not uncommon elsewhere."
• "But while it was tempting to imagine that Hincapie is picking up a little off-season bakshish which is not to be confused with a little Wednesday hashish by doing stunt work in Hollywood, it really doesn't look like him, so I ultimately decided that, if this is indeed a stunt rider, then it's Grant Petersen."
• "Sultan Salàh, with the instincts of true hospitality, not only refused to receive remuneration for our entertainment, but loaded us with presents of food for the way and fodder for our animals, intimating that 'bakshish' to some of his dependents would not be altogether unacceptable."