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noun 
  1. A bribe or tip paid to speed up services. Used in the Middle East and Southwest Asia
I got through the checkpoint with a .
Etymology: Ultimately from (Pers.) (FAchar, Û) (bakhÅÄÅ) "gift", from (FAchar, ÛÙ) (bakhÅÄdan) "give".


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