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vigorish
vig·or·ish
/
ˈvɪg
ər
ɪʃ
/
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vig
-er-ish
]
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noun
Slang.
1.
a charge paid on a bet, as to a bookie.
2.
interest paid to a moneylender, especially a usurer.
Also called
vig
/
vɪg
/
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[
vig
]
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.
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
]
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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