vigorish

[ vig-er-ish ]

/ ˈvɪg ər ɪʃ /

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noun Slang.

a charge paid on a bet, as to a bookie.

interest paid to a moneylender, especially a usurer.

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Also called vig

[vig] /vɪg/ .

Origin of vigorish

1910–15, Americanism; earlier viggresh, perhaps < an adaptation in Yiddish slang of Ukrainian výgrash or Russian výigrysh winnings, profit

Words nearby vigorish

vignetting, Vignola, Vigny, Vigo, vigor, vigorish, vigoro, vigoroso, vigorous, vigorously, vigour

How to use vigorish in a sentence

Watch for the agency to slap still more restraints on Comcast as a vigorish for letting it buy Time Warner Cable.
A Deal Between Apple and Comcast Could Kill Netflix and Change the Future of Net-TV|Dennis Kneale|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Big gambling layouts know within minutes if a table is not making its vigorish.
Vigorish|Gordon Randall Garrett
Of course, I could have let the table's six per cent vigorish take it away from me, but that would have taken longer.
Vigorish|Gordon Randall Garrett
Once in a while it gives you a little more vigorish than the other guy has, that's all.
Vigorish|Gordon Randall Garrett

"But you had enough vigorish to catch them," she pointed out.
Vigorish|Gordon Randall Garrett

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