rake-off

n. Informal
A percentage or share of the profits of an enterprise, especially one given or accepted as a bribe.

[From the rake used by a croupier in a gambling house.]

Make an unlawful profit, as in They suspected her of raking off some of the campaign contributions for her personal use. This expression alludes to the raking of chips by an attendant at a gambling table. [Late 1800s]

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster
  Synonym: vigorish

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fortjeneste, udbytte, provision, del af rovet

Nederlands (Dutch)
illegale provisie

Français (French)
n. - commission, ristourne illicite

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gewinnanteil

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κέρδος, μπάζα, κονόμα

Italiano (Italian)
tangente, pizzo, bustarella, quota, percentuale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - comissão ilícita (f)

Русский (Russian)
комиссионные, взятка

Español (Spanish)
n. - comisión, tajada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (olaglig) vinstandel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
佣金, 分赃所得, 回扣

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 傭金, 分贓所得, 回扣

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 배당, 할인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 分け前, 手数料, リベート

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حصه من الأسهم في شركه تعطى كرشوة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עמלה, תגמול, חלק ברווח‬

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