backsheesh

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backsheesh

(ˈbækʃiːʃ)
n
a variant spelling of baksheesh
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backsheesh


Past participle: backsheeshed
Gerund: backsheeshing

Imperative
backsheesh
backsheesh
Present
I backsheesh
you backsheesh
he/she/it backsheeshes
we backsheesh
you backsheesh
they backsheesh
Preterite
I backsheeshed
you backsheeshed
he/she/it backsheeshed
we backsheeshed
you backsheeshed
they backsheeshed
Present Continuous
I am backsheeshing
you are backsheeshing
he/she/it is backsheeshing
we are backsheeshing
you are backsheeshing
they are backsheeshing
Present Perfect
I have backsheeshed
you have backsheeshed
he/she/it has backsheeshed
we have backsheeshed
you have backsheeshed
they have backsheeshed
Past Continuous
I was backsheeshing
you were backsheeshing
he/she/it was backsheeshing
we were backsheeshing
you were backsheeshing
they were backsheeshing
Past Perfect
I had backsheeshed
you had backsheeshed
he/she/it had backsheeshed
we had backsheeshed
you had backsheeshed
they had backsheeshed
Future
I will backsheesh
you will backsheesh
he/she/it will backsheesh
we will backsheesh
you will backsheesh
they will backsheesh
Future Perfect
I will have backsheeshed
you will have backsheeshed
he/she/it will have backsheeshed
we will have backsheeshed
you will have backsheeshed
they will have backsheeshed
Future Continuous
I will be backsheeshing
you will be backsheeshing
he/she/it will be backsheeshing
we will be backsheeshing
you will be backsheeshing
they will be backsheeshing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been backsheeshing
you have been backsheeshing
he/she/it has been backsheeshing
we have been backsheeshing
you have been backsheeshing
they have been backsheeshing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been backsheeshing
you will have been backsheeshing
he/she/it will have been backsheeshing
we will have been backsheeshing
you will have been backsheeshing
they will have been backsheeshing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been backsheeshing
you had been backsheeshing
he/she/it had been backsheeshing
we had been backsheeshing
you had been backsheeshing
they had been backsheeshing
Conditional
I would backsheesh
you would backsheesh
he/she/it would backsheesh
we would backsheesh
you would backsheesh
they would backsheesh
Past Conditional
I would have backsheeshed
you would have backsheeshed
he/she/it would have backsheeshed
we would have backsheeshed
you would have backsheeshed
they would have backsheeshed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.backsheesh - a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)backsheesh - a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
fringe benefit, perk, perquisite - an incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job"
Christmas box - a present given at Christmas for services during the year
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"The boys came up on the promenade deck, clustering close to the rail and worshiping Miss Caruthers who had flung them such a wealth of backsheesh. The performance being over, Captain Bentley motioned to them to clear out.
In the bumper, Backsheesh has run to a solid level on her three outings so far and she looks good enough to win a race of this standard.
Today, the band currently at the heart of the embassy's rock music scene is the Backsheesh Boys, fronted by Gene Lin, a USAID engineer.
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