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Rake-off
(
idea
)
by
pukesick
Fri May 12 2000 at 6:41:27
n. 1.
Bribe
.
2.
Money
realized from
share
of loot, or
proceeds
from any
racket
.
3.
Money
stolen
from an
employer
.
4.
A
percentage
of the
proceeds
of a
crime
or
racket
-less than a full
participant
's
share
- given to any
minor accessory
. (
An
end
,
cut
, or
piece
is a full partner's share or that which is given to the tipster. A rake-off is given to one who furnishes minor items of information or other-wise serves in a minor capacity. Compare
Gapper’s cut
.
)
v. To draw a rake-off.
-
american underworld dictionary
- 1950
Foolery at Noonday
American Underworld Dictionary
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