MONEYmoney that people in the Middle East give to poor people, to someone who has helped them, or as a bribe 〔中东地区的〕施舍;小费,赏钱;贿赂
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baksheesh• However, the company's far greater resources of baksheesh soon restored them to liberty.• If this makes you uneasy, think about distributing a little preemptive baksheesh as a goodwill gesture.• All the paperwork seemed correct, except that most important paperwork of all - the baksheesh.
Originbaksheesh
(1700-1800)Persianbakhshish, from bakhshidan“to give”