Synonyms of baksheesh

baksheesh

noun

as in bribe

Related Words

• bribe
• payoff
• sop
• incentive
• kickback
• stimulus
• stimulation
• backhander
• motivation
• inducement
• encouragement
• fix
• slush fund
• provocation
• boodle
• spur
• incitement
• goad
• instigation
• seduction
• flattery
• enticement
• cumshaw
• temptation
• bait
• boost
• turn-on
• lure
• allurement
• persuasion
• decoy
• snare
• trap

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of baksheesh

That’s a pretty sweet deal, even if the Trumps aren’t directly entitled to any of the fund’s baksheesh. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2026

For Bondi to bless this Qatari sheikh's big bad Boeing baksheesh is another not so funny joke in a long line this year. — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025

In Syria, this would have taken days if not weeks, and would have required considerable baksheesh (bribes), which necessarily accompanies every government task big and small. — Firmin Debrabander, The New Republic, 7 Nov. 2022

In Cairo baksheesh is the simplest way to cut through the airport’s tangle of red tape. — The Economist, 29 June 2019

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