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RAKE OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Take money from an illegal transaction
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "rake off" is one way to...):
bring in; clear; earn; gain; make; pull in; realise; realize; take in (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages)
Domain category:
crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
rake-off (a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster)
