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vigorish

vi·go·rish

uncommon slang

noun

1.
2.

a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster

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Origin

From Yiddish וויגריש (vigrish), from Russian вы́игрыш (výigryš, “winnings”).

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