rakeoff

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rake-off

[reyk-awf, -of]

–noun

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.

Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; n. use of v. phrase rake off

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