vigorishn.

Brit.

/ˈvɪɡ(ə)rɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈvɪɡərɪʃ/

Forms:

α. 1900s viggresh, 1900s viggrish, 1900s– vigerish, 1900s– viggerish, 1900s– viggorish, 1900s– vigorish.

β. 1900s– vigerage, 1900s– vigorage.

Origin: Probably of multiple origins. A borrowing from Russian. Probably also partly a borrowing from Yiddish. Etymon: Russian vyigryš.

Etymology: < Russian vyigryš gain, winnings (18th cent. or earlier; < vyigrat′ to gain, to win (a prefixed derivative < igra game) + -yš, suffix forming nouns), probably via an (apparently unattested) Yiddish borrowing from the Russian noun.The β. forms show remodelling of the ending after -age suffix.

U.S. slang.

1. A percentage deducted from a gambler's winnings or bets by a bookmaker, gambling house, etc., as a cut. Cf. vig n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [noun] > percentage deducted from winnings

vigorish1912

vig1963

1912 A. H. Lewis Apaches N.Y. iii. 51 Stuss licks up..a round full fifth of all the East side earns, and to viggresh should be given the black glory thereof.

1964 ‘E. McBain’ Ax vi. 119 ‘Was he taking a house vigorish?’ ‘Nope.’ ‘What do you mean? He wasn't taking a cut?.. Then why'd he risk having the game in his basement?’

1977 Washington Post 18 June c5/2 Wagering on sports events with the friendly neighborhood bookie whose vigorish is a tremendous bargain.

2012 N. Silver Signal & Noise viii. 256 A professional sports bettor..might place a bet only when he thinks he has at least a 54 percent chance of winning it. This is just enough to cover the ‘vigorish’.

2. Interest on a loan; esp. an unreasonably or excessively high rate of interest, typically charged by a usurer. Cf. vig n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [noun] > moneylending at interest > interest

gavela700

usure1338

usuryc1450

interess1529

interest1545

fenory1572

usance1584

use1595

advantage1600

excess1600

interest-money1618

premium1669

service1817

usage1822

vigorish1935

1935 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 15 Feb. (6 o'clock ed.) 20/1 When negotiating a loan from a Broadway usurer, one asks how much ‘vigorish’ or interest, will be charged.

1968 National Observer (U.S.) 12 Feb. Mr. and Mrs. K were paying interest rates—called ‘vigorish’ in the loan-shark business—of 25 per cent a week.

1978 Film Rev. 1978–9 13/1 The companies are not in any way stealing from the picture-makers. They have to have built-in vigorishes—or else they'd go broke. Who pays for the 21 million dollars lost on The Sorcerer? The Studio!

2013 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Tribune Rev. (Nexis) 16 June States have enacted usury laws to discourage loan sharks and the vigorish they charge, those unconscionable interest rates.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vigorish
释义	vigorishn. Brit. /ˈvɪɡ(ə)rɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈvɪɡərɪʃ/ Forms: α. 1900s viggresh, 1900s viggrish, 1900s– vigerish, 1900s– viggerish, 1900s– viggorish, 1900s– vigorish. β. 1900s– vigerage, 1900s– vigorage. Origin: Probably of multiple origins. A borrowing from Russian. Probably also partly a borrowing from Yiddish. Etymon: Russian vyigryš. Etymology: < Russian vyigryš gain, winnings (18th cent. or earlier; < vyigrat′ to gain, to win (a prefixed derivative < igra game) + -yš, suffix forming nouns), probably via an (apparently unattested) Yiddish borrowing from the Russian noun.The β. forms show remodelling of the ending after -age suffix. U.S. slang. 1. A percentage deducted from a gambler's winnings or bets by a bookmaker, gambling house, etc., as a cut. Cf. vig n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > [noun] > percentage deducted from winnings vigorish1912 vig1963 1912 A. H. Lewis Apaches N.Y. iii. 51 Stuss licks up..a round full fifth of all the East side earns, and to viggresh should be given the black glory thereof. 1964 ‘E. McBain’ Ax vi. 119 ‘Was he taking a house vigorish?’ ‘Nope.’ ‘What do you mean? He wasn't taking a cut?.. Then why'd he risk having the game in his basement?’ 1977 Washington Post 18 June c5/2 Wagering on sports events with the friendly neighborhood bookie whose vigorish is a tremendous bargain. 2012 N. Silver Signal & Noise viii. 256 A professional sports bettor..might place a bet only when he thinks he has at least a 54 percent chance of winning it. This is just enough to cover the ‘vigorish’. 2. Interest on a loan; esp. an unreasonably or excessively high rate of interest, typically charged by a usurer. Cf. vig n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [noun] > moneylending at interest > interest gavela700 usure1338 usuryc1450 interess1529 interest1545 fenory1572 usance1584 use1595 advantage1600 excess1600 interest-money1618 premium1669 service1817 usage1822 vigorish1935 1935 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 15 Feb. (6 o'clock ed.) 20/1 When negotiating a loan from a Broadway usurer, one asks how much ‘vigorish’ or interest, will be charged. 1968 National Observer (U.S.) 12 Feb. Mr. and Mrs. K were paying interest rates—called ‘vigorish’ in the loan-shark business—of 25 per cent a week. 1978 Film Rev. 1978–9 13/1 The companies are not in any way stealing from the picture-makers. They have to have built-in vigorishes—or else they'd go broke. Who pays for the 21 million dollars lost on The Sorcerer? The Studio! 2013 Pittsburgh (Pa.) Tribune Rev. (Nexis) 16 June States have enacted usury laws to discourage loan sharks and the vigorish they charge, those unconscionable interest rates. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1912
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