[reyk-awf, -of] 
| 1. | a share or amount taken or received illicitly, as in connection with a public enterprise. |
| 2. | a share, as of profits. |
| 3. | a discount in the price of a commodity: We got a 20 percent rake-off on the dishwasher. |
| rake-off (rāk'ôf', -ŏf') 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.] |