Small amount given for services rendered

• A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
• Payment to expedite service

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context business ethics English) In the Middle East, southwest Asia and eastern Europe, a bribe or tip. vb. To bribe with a baksheesh.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All the paperwork seemed correct, except that most important paperwork of all - the baksheesh . ▪ However, the company's far greater resources of baksheesh soon restored them to liberty. ▪ If this makes you uneasy, think about ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
baksheesh \baksheesh\ n. 1. A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as Backsheesh . Syn: gratuity, tip, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: gratuity , tip , pourboire , bakshish , bakshis , backsheesh ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Baksheesh or bagsheesh (from bakhshesh ) is tipping , charitable giving , and certain forms of political corruption and bribery in the Middle East and South Asia .

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1620s, in India, Egypt, etc., "a tip," from Persian bakhshish , literally "gift," from verb bakhshidan "to give" (also "to forgive"), from PIE root *bhag- "to share out, apportion, distribute" (see -phagous ).