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rake-off (r

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n. Informal

A percentage or share of the profits of an enterprise, especially one given or accepted as a bribe.

[From the rake used by a croupier in a gambling house.]

rake-off Slang

a share of profits, esp one that is illegal or given as a bribe

vb rake off

(tr, adverb) to take or receive (such a share of profits)

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Noun

rake-off - a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster

vigorish

cut - a share of the profits; "everyone got a cut of the earnings"

Translations

rake-off [ˈreɪkɒf] N → comisión f, tajada f

rake-off

n (inf) → (Gewinn)anteil m, → Prozente pl (inf)

rake-off [ˈreɪkˌɒf] n (fam) (share of profit) → parte f, fetta

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