rake-off



rake-off

Profits made from a transaction, usually in an inappropriate, illegal, or dishonest way. The mayor quickly resigned after it was discovered he was taking a rake-off from the local cartel's drug sales.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PlacidPLA-sidEnglish (Rare)
Devraj-Indian, Hindi
AatamiAH:-tah-mee Finnish
AhmoseAH-mos (English)Ancient Egyptian (Anglicized)
ThelmaTHEL-məEnglish
Roderic-Catalan