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:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aleksandra	ah-lyek-SAHN-drah (Russian), ah-leek-SAHN-drah (Russian), ahl-ek-SAHN-drah (Polish)	Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Serbian, Bulgarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Estonian
Lusine	-	Armenian
Phaenna	-	Greek Mythology
Alessia	-	Italian
Mitchel	['mitʃəl]
Yutke	-	Yiddish