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rake-off
noun
money obtained from a crime or as a bribe US, 1899- Pa recalled that the old man had made his fortune by rake-offs in the distribution of railway lines during his administration. — Miles Franklin, My Career Goes Bung, p. 112, 1946
- Don’t be a mug all yer life, Snowy. Back in the States all the sports writers get a rake-off from the promoters. Nothin’ crook about it, boy; just good business. — Frank Hardy, Power Without Glory, p. 453, 1950
- — Hyman E. Goldin et al., Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, p. 173, 1950
- How much would my rake-off be for getting him a conviction with a fine of a hundred quid. The top-off gets half the fine, doesn’t he? — Vince Kelly, The Bogeyman, p. 76, 1956
- Indeed, if the Taxation Commissioner declared it a legal profession, just imagine the Treasury rake-off. — Flame, p. 12, 1972
- We get to pick up the shares tomorrow and take the rake-off on Friday. Harrison Biscuit, — The Search for Savage Henry, p. 30, 1995
- — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 94, 1996
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