VIGORISH


Meaning of VIGORISH in English

/vig"euhr ish/ , n. Slang.

1. a charge paid on a bet, as to a bookie.

2. interest paid to a moneylender, esp. a usurer.

[ 1910-15, Amer.; earlier viggresh, perh. výgrash or Russ výigrysh winnings, profit ]

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