the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as backsheesh.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In the East, a present or gratuity in money.
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n. a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
Word Usage
"Of our camel-men, some were Bedouin and some were negroes, and we found them on the whole honest and obliging, though with the usual keen eye for a possible bakshish, which is not uncommon elsewhere."