vigorish
Americannoun
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a charge paid on a bet, as to a bookie.
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interest paid to a moneylender, especially a usurer.
Etymology
Origin of vigorish
1910–15, earlier viggresh, perhaps < an adaptation in Yiddish slang of Ukrainian výgrash or Russian výigrysh winnings, profit
Example Sentences
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The stake of a free bet isn’t paid out with any winnings, meaning a successful $200 free bet at even odds returns roughly $190, accounting for the sportsbook’s built-in advantage, or vigorish.
From Washington Post
Businesses might decide to absorb some wage increases and other costs, such as fuel, without passing them all on to consumers and tacking on additional vigorish.
From Los Angeles Times
With money lines, vigorish refers to that split.
From Los Angeles Times
This is the vigorish, also known commonly as the “vig” or the “juice” - the bookmaker’s cut of the action.
From Washington Times
“Exchanges bring in new demographics precisely because they offer a low vigorish to the most price sensitive,” he said.
From New York Times
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