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Rake-off   /reɪk-ɔf/   Listen
Rake-off

noun
1.
A percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster.  Synonym: vigorish.





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"Rake-off" Quotes from Famous Books



... to tell the truth for thirty minutes if I'm bounced for it. If you got to know it, it's a ten-per-cent. rake-off for us girls on every bottle of golden vichy you boys ...
— Humoresque - A Laugh On Life With A Tear Behind It • Fannie Hurst


Words linked to "Rake-off" :   cut, vigorish, rake off


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