baksheesh

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Recent Examples of baksheesh 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 Mr. Trump was a chieftain demonstrating his potency with a flourish of baksheesh. James Poniewozik, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for baksheesh
Noun
  • But the clock is ticking, as he’s set to report to prison on Tuesday to begin his 11-year sentence for trading bribes for political favors and other crimes.
    Ella Lee, The Hill, 11 June 2025
  • Rhiannon Do received most of the bribes via a high-paying job at Viet America Society and $350,000 for a down payment on a $1 million Tustin Home.
    Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • The payoff is fewer late deliveries, more predictable costs, and, most importantly, happier repeat customers.
    Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Reinhart strips, dips, rips: Panthers lead, 1-0 As Brad Marchand opened the scoring in Game 5 with a fantastic individual effort, Sam Reinhart did the same for the Panthers in Game 6 with a goal that incorporated Marchand’s payoff move on his second Game 5 goal.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Yet there are also signals that any accommodation with the opposition will be at best halfhearted and at worst a tactical sop to be cast aside at the first opportunity.
    Ivan Briscoe, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2019
  • The reinstatement was an obvious sop to the gambling industry, an MLB partner, and possibly also to President Donald Trump, who lobbied for Rose’s future election into the Hall of Fame.
    Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • While American pharmaceutical development exhibits signs of institutional sclerosis, China’s system demonstrates the power of aligned incentives, streamlined processes, and strategic coordination between regulatory bodies, research institutions, and industry players.
    Greg Licholai MD, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
  • This prompted the lawmaker to question why someone would want to run away from these incentives and avoid detection.
    Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • And recently, the Department of Justice alleged in a lawsuit that insurers were paying kickbacks to brokers in return for steering beneficiaries toward their plans.
    Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Several local businesses offer rafting trips ranging from a chill kickback to extreme sport opportunities.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025

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“Baksheesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/baksheesh. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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