Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A percentage or share of the profits of an enterprise, especially one given or accepted as a bribe.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In gambling games, the amount or percentage taken by the house or the banker.
- noun An amount or percentage of money taken by a party to a contract or enterprise as his share of the spoils; specifically, a share of money illegally taken in a public enterprise.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
percentage of an amount ofmoney taken by a third-party as abribe or as part of anunlawful enterprise.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Much easier, says one old-lady manufacturer to a smart young gigafund manager, for her to make and market her own product, and keep the money just like Mr. Doctorow, than for him to find and fund a hundred products and take a rake-off.
The Author as Agent of Change Tom Shippey 2011
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Fans of Stinson's work (or those wanting to learn more) may be interested to know that a new Monograph has been published: Charles R. Stinson Architects: Compositions in Nature. (and, no, I'm not getting a rake-off on the proceeds from the book!).
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They consider electrical power a great blessing -- but only when the private power companies get their rake-off.
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You could tell that the Republicans were up to their eyeballs in the Iraqi oil-for-food rake-off from all the transference-projection they did about it.
Poll: Record High for Wrong-Track Rating - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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A considerable amount of tax collection is now done, in effect, by casinos; rather than raise taxes to pay for services, legislatures legalize gambling and then take a rake-off from the profits earned by private casino companies.
The Sack of Washington Murphy, Cullen 2007
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With the US gummint taking a sudden interest in squashing internet gambling sites, probably related to a lack of tax or graft rake-off therein, I was wondering something.
Idle question regarding internet gambling jhetley 2006
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Mr. Kerrigan, at the thought of these hearty aldermen accustomed to all the perquisites of graft and rake-off, leaned back and gave vent to a burst of deep-chested laughter.
The Titan 2004
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So there won't be much of an opportunity for a rake-off here, otherwise the whole thing will collapse.
Presidents Interview With Kfmb ITY National Archives 1993
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