vig·o·rish (v g  r-sh)n. Slang 1. a. A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment. b. The rate or amount of such a charge. 2. Interest, especially excessive interest, paid to a moneylender. [Yiddish slang, from Russian vyigrysh, winnings : vy-, out; see ud- in Indo-European roots + igrat', to play.] |
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| Noun | 1. | vigorish - an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest interest rate, rate of interest - the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use |
| 2. |  vigorish - a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangstercut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings" |
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