Rake-off
[reyk-awf, -of] /ˈreɪkˌɔf, -ˌɒf/
noun
1.
a share or amount taken or received illicitly, as in connection with a public enterprise.
2.
a share, as of profits.
3.
a discount in the price of a commodity:
We got a 20 percent rake-off on the dishwasher.
noun
1.
a share of profits, esp one that is illegal or given as a bribe
verb
2.
(transitive, adverb) to take or receive (such a share of profits)
noun
[1888+; fr the rake used by casino croupiers]
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