RAKE-OFF

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster

Synonyms:

rake-off; vigorish

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("rake-off" is a kind of...):

cut (a share of the profits)

Derivation:

rake off (take money from an illegal transaction)

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