'Backsheesh' definitions:
Definition of 'backsheesh'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Backsheesh'
From: GCIDE
- Backsheesh \Back"sheesh`\, Backshish \Back"shish`\, n. [Pers. bakhsh[imac]sh, fr. bakhsh[imac]dan to give.] In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter); a gratuity; a "tip".
- Syn: gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]