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vigorish

(vig′ər is̸h)

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noun

the advantage in betting odds that a bookmaker or gambler creates to produce profit
excessive interest as charged by a loan shark

Origin: prob. via Yiddish < Russ vyigrysh, winnings, profit

See vigorish in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Slang

a. A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment.
b. The rate or amount of such a charge.
Interest, especially excessive interest, paid to a moneylender.

Origin:

Origin: Yiddish slang

Origin: , from Russian vyigrysh, winnings

Origin: : vy-, out; see ud- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + igrat', to play

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