Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rake-off

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: rake-off
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A percentage of an amount of money taken by a third-party as a bribe, as part of an unlawful enterprise, or as a commission from the pot of a casino game.

Example Sentences

"The local party machines took control of the cajas, the local savings banks. They encouraged them to lend to developers, in many cases taking a rake-off for party coffers."

Inflected Forms

rake-offs (plural)

Synonyms

vigorish

Questions

What does rake-off mean?: A percentage of an amount of money taken by a third-party as a bribe, as part of an unlawful enterprise, or as a commission from the pot of a casino game.

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