VIGORISH


Meaning of VIGORISH in English

[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

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