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vigorishes

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vig⋅or⋅ish

  [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, esp. a usurer.
Origin:
1910–15, Americanism; earlier viggresh, perh. < an adaptation in Yiddish slang of Ukrainian výgrash or Russ výigrysh winnings, profit
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vig·o·rish   (vĭg'ər-ĭsh)   
n.   Slang

    1. A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment.

    2. The rate or amount of such a charge.

  2. Interest, especially excessive interest, paid to a moneylender.


[Yiddish slang, from Russian vyigrysh, winnings : vy-, out; see ud- in Indo-European roots + igrat', to play.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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