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Vigorish — Vigorish, or simply the vig , also known as juice or the take , is the amount charged by a bookmaker, or bookie , for his services. In the United States it also means the interest on a shark s loan. The term is Yiddish slang originating from the… … Wikipedia
vigorish — ☆ vigorish [vig′ər ish ] n. [prob. via Yiddish < Russ vyigrysh, winnings, profit] Slang 1. the advantage in betting odds that a bookmaker or gambler creates to produce profit 2. excessive interest as charged by a loan shark … English World dictionary
vigorish — noun Etymology: perhaps from Ukrainian vygrash or Russian vyigrysh winnings, profit Date: 1912 1. a charge taken (as by a bookie or a gambling house) on bets; also the degree of such a charge < a vigorish of five percent > 2. interest paid to a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
vigorish — n High interest on a loan. He got the money from a loan shark who charged him 10% a day in vigorish. 1910s … Historical dictionary of American slang
vigorish — /vig euhr ish/, n. Slang. 1. a charge paid on a bet, as to a bookie. 2. interest paid to a moneylender, esp. a usurer. [1910 15, Amer.; earlier viggresh, perh. < an adaptation in Yiddish slang of Ukrainian výgrash or Russ výigrysh winnings,… … Universalium
vigorish — n. surcharge on bets; interest on a payment (Slang) … English contemporary dictionary
vigorish — (VIG er ish) [possibly Yiddish, from Russian: profit; winnings] The fee paid on a bet, as to a bookmaker, or the interest paid to a usurer or moneylender. Sometimes shortened, informally, to vig … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
vigorish — noun US informal 1》 an excessive rate of interest on a loan. 2》 the percentage deducted from a gambler s winnings by the organizers of a game. Origin early 20th cent.: prob. from Yiddish, from Russ. vyigrysh gain, winnings … English new terms dictionary
vigorish — vig·or·ish … English syllables
vigorish — vig•or•ish [[t]ˈvɪg ər ɪʃ[/t]] n. Slang. 1) sts a charge paid on a bet, as to a bookie 2) sts interest paid to a moneylender, esp. a usurer • Etymology: 1910–15, perh. < Ukrainian výgrash or Russ výigrysh winnings, profit … From formal English to slang
