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baksheesh

[bak-sheesh, bak-sheesh] / ˈbæk ʃiʃ, bækˈʃiʃ /
NOUN
consideration
Synonyms
STRONG
commission fee payback percentage perk perquisite recompense remuneration reward salary tip wage
WEAK
commish something to sweeten pot
Antonyms
WEAK
debt disdain disregard disrespect failure heedlessness ignorance neglect negligence omission thoughtlessness

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Baksheesh, currently in wide use in the Middle East, is a Persian word that is also found in Turkish and Arabic.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lebanese resented the nickname their country was getting: the Baksheesh State.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was shocked by conditions he saw in India: the opium dens of Calcutta, the wandering lepers crying "Baksheesh," the filth and poverty of the villages.

From Time Magazine Archive

Baksheesh will make the dead give up their secrets.

From There was a King in Egypt by Lorimer, Norma