Wiktionary
rake-off
n. A percentage of an amount of money taken by a third-party as a bribe or as part of an unlawful enterprise.
WordNet
rake-off
n. a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster [syn: vigorish]
Usage examples of "rake-off".
Hattie's additional rake-offs from the royalties were probably covered by creative accounting.
The Golden Comstocks—Roger’s ancestors—had imported the metal from Spain and Thomas Gresham had caused the coin to be minted at such-and-such a weight, and had used some of his rake-off to build Gresham’s College.
Najib was the manager of a prayer-rug factory with a good source of income from rake-offs on government contracts.