'Backsheesh' definitions:

Definition of 'backsheesh'

From: WordNet
noun
A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter) [syn: gratuity, tip, pourboire, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh]

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]