1. 1. The juices that drip from cooking meat.
   2. A sauce made by thickening and seasoning these juices.
2. Slang.
   1. Money, profit, or benefit easily or illicitly gained.
   2. Payment or benefit in excess of what is expected or required.

[Middle English grave, from Old French, possibly a misreading of grane, stew, sauce, from Latin grānātus, having many seeds. See pomegranate.]

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