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Definition of: baksheesh
(bak′shēsh) noun
In India, Turkey, Egypt, and other countries, a gratuity or tip.
—v.t. & v.i. To give a tip (to). Also spelled backsheesh, backshish. [<Persian bakhshīsh <bakhshīdan give]
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