📚 Baksheesh, noun. 🔉 /bakˈʃiːʃ/ 🇬🇧 ❓ Definition (mass noun): (in parts of Asia and North Africa) a small sum of money given as a tip, bribe, or charitable donation. ❗️ Examples: 1. The children smiled back and asked for baksheesh. 2. By the time we finished, a small group of children had gathered around our car and they called out in Arabic, ‘baksheesh! baksheesh!’ 3. In the old days the uncertainty provided a lucrative source of supplemental income for town-hall bureaucrats who would tip you the wink for a little discreet baksheesh. 4. He explained: ‘I love baksheesh because it gives me certainty and predictability.’ 5. Since the average baksheesh for foreigners is between 10 and 20 leva, I am well ahead of the game. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌀 @cambridge_dic