8 September 2016

baksheesh or bakshish, bakshis
[bak-sheesh, bak-sheesh] (in the Near and Middle East)

noun

1. a tip, present, or gratuity.
verb (used with or without object)
2. to give a tip.

Origin of baksheesh

Persian

1615-1625; Persian bakhshish gift

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Examples from the Web for baksheesh

Historical Examples

Still, I am sorry now I didn’t contribute the baksheesh he expected.
The Ship Dwellers
Albert Bigelow Paine

The next best thing to do is to forget the wish, pay two-pence in baksheesh and ride away to get the most of a glorious view.
The Walls of Constantinople
Bernard Granville Baker

For the first two years of war he kept out of the army by means of baksheesh.
Eastern Nights – and Flights
Alan Bott

In common with the rest of the world I had heard of baksheesh, but until then I never understood its magic power.
The Making Of A Novelist
David Christie Murray

Mounted men were racing off full speed to Kabul and the other big towns; those who got in first received the baksheesh.
At the Court of the Amr
John Alfred Gray

Anagram

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Today’s quote

There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.

– George Sand

On this day

8 September – International Day of Literacy.

8 September 1504 – Michelangelo unveils his iconic sculpture, ‘David‘.

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8 September 1966 – Star Trek premiers on NBC TV in the U.S.

8 September 2006 – death of Peter Brock, Australian car racing legend. Born 26 February 1945.