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vigorish

[ vig-er-ish ]

noun

Slang.
  1. a charge paid on a bet, as to a bookie.
  2. interest paid to a moneylender, especially a usurer.


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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of vigorish1

1910鈥15, Americanism; earlier viggresh, perhaps < an adaptation in Yiddish slang of Ukrainian 惫媒驳谤补蝉丑 or Russian 惫媒颈驳谤测蝉丑 winnings, profit
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The stake of a free bet isn鈥檛 paid out with any winnings, meaning a successful $200 free bet at even odds returns roughly $190, accounting for the sportsbook鈥檚 built-in advantage, or vigorish.

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Businesses might decide to absorb some wage increases and other costs, such as fuel, without passing them all on to consumers and tacking on additional vigorish.

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With money lines, vigorish refers to that split.

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Moreover, Ernst is on record as favoring the privatization of Social Security, which means turning over the most successful government program in history to Wall Street, so that bankers can extract their vigorish.

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This is the vigorish, also known commonly as the 鈥渧ig鈥 or the 鈥渏uice鈥 - the bookmaker鈥檚 cut of the action.

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