What does "rake-off" mean?

A percentage of an amount of money taken by a third-party as a bribe, as part of an unlawful enterprise, or as a commission from the pot of a casino game.

What is a synonym for "rake-off"?

Common synonyms include: allotment, allowance, bit, bite, budget, chunk.

Rake-off

noun

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Noun

1
A percentage of an amount of money taken by a third-party as a bribe, as part of an unlawful enterprise, or as a commission from the pot of a casino game.
"The local party machines took control of the cajas, the local savings banks. They encouraged them to lend to developers, in many cases taking a rake-off for party coffers."
2
a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster wordnet

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allotment allowance bit bite budget chunk

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"The local party machines took control of the cajas, the local savings banks. They encouraged them to lend to developers, in many cases taking a rake-off for party coffers."

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