vigorish

 [vig-er-ish]  

vig·or·ish

   [vig-er-ish]
noun Slang.
1.
a charge paid on a bet, as to a bookie.
2.
interest paid to a moneylender, especially a usurer.
Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; earlier viggresh, perhaps < an adaptation in Yiddish slang of Ukrainian výgrash or Russian výigrysh winnings, profit
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vigorish

noun
1. an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest [syn: usury] 
2. a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster [syn: rake-off] 
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