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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
vigorish
 
SYLLABICATION:vig·o·rish
PRONUNCIATION:  vgr-sh
NOUN: Slang 1a. A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment. b. The rate or amount of such a charge. 2. Interest, especially excessive interest, paid to a moneylender.
ETYMOLOGY:Yiddish slang, from Russian vyigrysh, winnings : vy-, out; see ud- in Appendix I + igrat', to play.
 
 
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