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vigorish::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | usury |
| Type of | interest rate, rate of interest |
Examples of vigorish
vigorish
It is the Greek who must collect the $18,000 plus $400 a week vigorish.
From the time.com
With these numbers, I can far more easily afford to repalce a Ubiquiti unit than to pay Cisco's vigorish.
From the forbes.com
The bookmaker charges a commission, or vigorish, and acts as the counterparty for each participant.
From the orlandosentinel.com
In Las Vegas the vigorish is accompanied by a 10% excise tax that must be paid with every bet, win or lose.
From the time.com
Unfortunately, instead of having our children paying back $16 trillion in debt, they would be looking for roughly $20 trillion plus the extra vigorish.
From the swampland.time.com
The bookmaker's goal is to collect an equal amount of money on both sides of a bet and then collect the vigorish, or vig, which is the cut they take before paying out.
From the businessweek.com
- Usury: an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
- Rake-off: a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster
- Vigorish, or simply the vig, also known as juice, under-juice, the cut or the take, is the amount charged by a bookmaker, or bookie, for taking a bet from a gambler. In the United States, it also means the interest on a shark's loan. The term originates from the Russian word for winnings, u0432u044Bu0438u0433u0440u044Bu0448 vyigrysh. Bookmakers use this practice to make money on their wagers regardless of the outcome...
- A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment; The interest on a loan of money, especially for loans made by a usurer or loan shark; An amount owed on account of or payment of a bookie's charge or of interest
- The commission the bookmaker receives.
- The small additional considerations that affect the total equity of a position, such as gammon vigorish and recube vigorish.
- The fee, or commission taken by the house.
- Bookmaker's commission, most often refers to the 11 to 10 football bettors lay on straight wagers. Also known as juice.
- Another term for juice or the amount of money added to losing bets and collected by sportsbooks. Also known as the vig.
