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Excessive interest, slangily
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vigorish
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Vigorish , or simply the vig , also known as juice , under-juice , the cut or the take , is the amount charged by a bookmaker , or bookie , for taking a bet from a gambler. In the United States, it also means the interest on a shark's loan . The term originates ...
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n. an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest [syn: usury ] a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster [syn: rake-off ]
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n. 1 (context uncountable slang English) A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment. 2 (context uncountable slang English) The interest on a loan of money, especially for loans made by a usurer or loan shark. 3 (context countable slang ...
Usage examples of vigorish.
I never heard the interest payments called vigorish before, but I always paid them promptly.
I met Murchison any number of times when I went to the office to pay the interest, or vigorish as you called it.
He had come up with the vigorish on schedule and had made two payments.
The Underbelly estimated that his vigorish must come close to a million a month.
Ill cut Sam and the Pension Fund in for 50% of my profits plus my payback and vigorish.