rake-offnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈreɪk.ɒf/us/ˈreɪk.ɑːf/informala dishonest or illegal share in profits that is given to someone who has been involved in making the profits
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Profits & losses
- break
- deficit
- diminishing returns
- gold mine
- gross receipts
- in/out of pocket idiom
- interim
- ka-ching
- licence
- loss
- loss-making
- pay
- profit from sth
- profit sharing
- rig
- rig the market idiom
- speculation
- takings
- turnover
- uneconomic
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