vigorish

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment.
2. noun The interest on a loan of money, especially for loans made by a usurer or loan shark.
3. noun An amount owed on account of or payment of a bookie's charge or of interest.
4. noun A commission or similar extra charge.

Similar words

gamble flutter bustle bust-out gambol hustle plunge pass run for one's money juice joint

Often followed by

on is or

Word family

vigorishes