backsheesh ['bækʃi:ʃ]
n.
(=baksheesh)酒钱, 小费
backsheesh[ noun ]
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
<noun.possession>
Backsheesh \Back"sheesh`\, ||Backshish \Back"shish`\, n. [Pers.
bakhsh[=i]sh, fr. bakhsh[=i]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]