[vig.o.rish] n [perh. fr. Ukrainian vygrash or Russ vyigrysh winnings, profit] (1912) 1: a charge taken (as by a bookie or a gambling house) on bets; also: the degree of such a charge "a ~ of five percent"
2: interest paid to a moneylender
[vig.o.rish] n [perh. fr. Ukrainian vygrash or Russ vyigrysh winnings, profit] (1912) 1: a charge taken (as by a bookie or a gambling house) on bets; also: the degree of such a charge "a ~ of five percent"
2: interest paid to a moneylender
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012