Meanings
nounbacksheesh (usually uncountable, plural backsheeshes)
plural backsheeshes
- alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative spelling of baksheesh.
verbbacksheesh (third-person singular simple present backsheeshes, present participle backsheeshing, simple past and past participle backsheeshed)
present singular third person backsheeshes · participle present backsheeshing · participle past backsheeshed · past backsheeshed
- alternativeAlternative spelling of baksheesh.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
backsheesh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backsheesh
MLA
“backsheesh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backsheesh. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “backsheesh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backsheesh.
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