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bakshis

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n.1.A relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter). Same as Backsheesh.
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Noun1.bakshis - a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)bakshis - a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
backsheesh, baksheesh, bakshish, gratuity, pourboire, tip
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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So one use to consider it as a form of bribe or bakshis, which was found too demeaning.
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The Bennetts become the Bakshis, who live in small-town India and Darcy is an American, the wealthy son of an hotelier.
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