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rake-off

[rayk-awf, -of] / ˈreɪkˌɔf, -ˌɒf /








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But the men with no fingerprints won’t permit it, those athletic directors and presidents who have subverted college athletics into a rake-off while pretending to govern them.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2019

The gamblers from Genoa stopped paying their rake-off to the government.

From Time Magazine Archive

The divine detectives who arrest Joseph K. are brassy louts who eat his breakfast, try to get a rake-off by sending out for his food, try to make off with his shirt and underwear.

From Time Magazine Archive

Though most officers are dissatisfied with this explanation, few, if any, believe that there is any rake-off at the top.

From Time Magazine Archive

"You should get a rake-off because my business is increasing so I got to hire a couple salesmen and cutters!"

From The Competitive Nephew by Montague Glass


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