单词 | off the top |
释义 | > as lemmasoff the top p. Originally U.S. off the top: (with reference to the deduction of a sum of money) from the original or total amount; before other costs are taken into account; from gross income. ΚΠ 1919 Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia) 6 Dec. 13/6 After $1000 is taken out for the hall and Wilde is paid his money ‘off the top’ the Italian boy begins to share in the profits. 1944 Billboard 9 Dec. 15/4 Irving Berlin's deal..calls for the highest percentage off the top ever given any songwriter. 1974 N.Y. Mag. 16 Dec. 16/2 A good chunk of night-club money accrues to the owners as unreported income—money that's skimmed off the top from unreported liquor sales. 2015 Hamilton (Ont.) Spectator (Nexis) 16 Mar. (Business section) 12 The trite advice of paying yourself first works. Taking money off the top in a payroll deduction is very effective. < as lemmas |
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