rake off

rake off
Synonyms and related words:
allotment, allowance, big end, bigger half, bit, bite, budget, capital gains, chunk, cleanup, clear profit, commission, contingent, cut, deal, destiny, dividend, dividends, dole, earnings, end, equal share, fate, filthy lucre, gain, gains, get, gettings, gleanings, gross, gross profit, half, halver, helping, hoard, income, interest, killing, lot, lucre, makings, measure, meed, mess, modicum, moiety, neat profit, net, net profit, paper profits, part, pelf, percentage, perk, perks, perquisite, pickings, piece, portion, proceeds, profit, profits, proportion, quantum, quota, ration, receipts, return, returns, royalty, segment, share, slice, small share, stake, stock, store, take, take-in, wealth, winnings

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  • rake-off — ˈrake off noun [countable] informal FINANCE a share of profits, sometimes one that is obtained secretly or dishonestly: • Corrupt officials may expect a rake off when expensive goods are imported. * * * rake off UK US noun [C] INFORMAL …   Financial and business terms

  • rake-off — n informal a dishonest share of profits →↑cut ▪ The taxi driver gets a rake off from the hotel …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • rake-off — rake offs N COUNT If someone who has helped to arrange a business deal takes or gets a rake off, they illegally or unfairly take a share of the profits. [INFORMAL] Syn: cut …   English dictionary

  • rake-off — ☆ rake off [rāk′ôf΄ ] n. [ RAKE1 + OFF1: orig. gambler s term for part of stakes raked off by the croupier as profit for the house] Slang a commission, rebate, or share, esp. when received in an illegitimate transaction …   English World dictionary

  • rake off — index decrease Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • rake-off — rake ,off noun count INFORMAL a part of the profits from a business activity, especially when someone obtains it in an unfair or dishonest way …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • rake-off — rake′ off n. 1) a share or amount taken or received illicitly 2) a share, as of profits • Etymology: 1885–90, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • rake-off — ► NOUN informal ▪ a share of the profits from a deal, especially one that is disreputable …   English terms dictionary

  • rake off — verb take money from an illegal transaction • Derivationally related forms: ↑rake off • Topics: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑offence, ↑law breaking …   Useful english dictionary

  • rake off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rake off : present tense I/you/we/they rake off he/she/it rakes off present participle raking off past tense raked off past participle raked off informal to take a part of the profits from something,… …   English dictionary

  • rake-off — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rake off : singular rake off plural rake offs informal a part of the profits from a business activity, especially when someone obtains it in an unfair or dishonest way …   English dictionary

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