VIG

Meaning of VIG in English

Vigorish Excessive interest on a loanshark's loan Advantage in odds created by a bookie or gambler to increase profit

Slang English vocab. Английский сленговый словарь. 2012

VIG — vig- see viginti
Interlingua English vocab
VIG — noun Date: 1968 ~orish
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VIG — ˈvig noun ( -s ) Etymology: by shortening : vigorish
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VIG — noun Date: 1968 : vigorish
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VIG — ■ noun short for ~orish .
Concise Oxford English vocab
VIG — [vig] n (1968): vigorish
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VIG — The rake . See vigorish .
Poker English Dictionary
VIG — 1. чрезмерный интерес к займам под грабительские проценты; 2. выгода, прибыль в букмекерстве или азартных играх (опосредованная)
Subsidiary English-Russian Dictionary
VIG — n. Pronunciation: ' vig Function: noun Date: 1968 : VIGORISH
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WIGHT — I. ˈwīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English wight, wiht creature, thing, from Old English wiht; akin …
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VICTOR — I. ˈviktə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from victus (past participle of vincere to conquer) + …
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WIGMAN — /vig"mahn/ , n. Mary , 1886-1973, German dancer and choreographer.
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VIGRID — /vee"grid/ , n. Scand. Myth. the field on which the last battle between the gods and their enemies is destined …
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VIGOROUS — — vigorously , adv. — vigorousness , n. /vig"euhr euhs/ , adj. 1. full of or characterized by vigor: a …
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VIGOROSO — /vig'euh roh"soh/ ; It. /vee'gaw rddaw"zaw/ , adj. (a musical direction) vigorous or spirited in manner. [ 1715-25; ]
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VIGORISH — /vig"euhr ish/ , n. Slang. 1. a charge paid on a bet, as to a bookie. 2. interest paid to …
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VIGOR — — vigorless , adj. /vig"euhr/ , n. 1. active strength or force. 2. healthy physical or mental energy or power; …
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LUDWIG — /lud"wig, lood"vig, -wig/ ; Ger. /looht"vikh, loohd"-/ , n. 1. Emil /ay"meel/ , ( Emil Cohn ), 1881-1948, German biographer. …
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INVIGORATE — — invigoratingly , adv. — invigoration , n. — invigorative , adj. — invigoratively , adv. — invigorator , n. …
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INVIGORANT — /in vig"euhr euhnt/ , n. a tonic. [ 1815-25; INVIGOR(ATE) + -ANT ]
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FINNBOGADÓTTIR — /fin'boh geuh daw"teuhr/ ; Icel. /fin'baw gah doh"tirdd/ , n. Vigdís Icel. /vig dees"/ , born 1930, Icelandic political leader: …
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VIGOUR — [vig.our] chiefly Brit var of vigor
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VIGOROUS — [vig.or.ous] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. OF, fr. vigor] (14c) 1: possessing vigor: full of physical or mental strength or …
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VIGORISH — [vig.o.rish] n [perh. fr. Ukrainian vygrash or Russ vyigrysh winnings, profit] (1912) 1: a charge taken (as by a bookie …
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VIGILANTE — [vig.i.lan.te] n [Sp, watchman, guard, fr. vigilante vigilant, fr. L vigilant-, vigilans] (1865): a member of a volunteer committee organized …
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VIGILANT — [vig.i.lant] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L vigilant-, vigilans, fr. prp. of vigilare to keep watch, stay awake, fr. vigil …
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INVIGORATE — [in.vig.o.rate] vt -rat.ed ; -rat.ing [prob. fr. in- + vigor] (1646): to give life and energy to: animate; also: stimulate …
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INVIGILATE — [in.vig.i.late] vb -lat.ed ; -lat.ing [L invigilatus, pp. of invigilare to stay awake, be watchful, fr. in- + vigilare to …
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HYPER- — [hyper-] prefix [ME iper-, fr. L hyper-, fr. Gk, fr. hyper--more at over] 1: above: beyond: super- "hypermarket" 2. a: …
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VIGOR — I. vig ‧ or /ˈvɪɡə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] the American spelling of ↑ vigour II. vig ‧ …
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