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gra⋅vy

  [grey-vee]
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–noun, plural -vies.
1. the fat and juices that drip from cooking meat, often thickened, seasoned, flavored, etc., and used as a sauce for meat, potatoes, rice, etc.
2. Slang.
a. profit or money easily obtained or received unexpectedly.
b. money illegally or dishonestly acquired, esp. through graft.
3. something advantageous or valuable that is received or obtained as a benefit beyond what is due or expected.
Origin:
1350–1400; 1905–10 for def. 2; ME gravé, gravey < OF gravé, perh. misreading of grané (cf. grain spice) < L granātus full of grains. See grain, -ate 1
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gra·vy   (grā'vē)   
n.   pl. gra·vies
    1. The juices that drip from cooking meat.
    2. A sauce made by thickening and seasoning these juices.
    3. Money, profit, or benefit easily or illicitly gained.
    4. Payment or benefit in excess of what is expected or required.
  2. Slang
    1. Money, profit, or benefit easily or illicitly gained.
    2. Payment or benefit in excess of what is expected or required.

[Middle English grave, from Old French, possibly a misreading of grane, stew, sauce, from Latin grānātus, having many seeds; see pomegranate.]
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