| 单词 | rake-off |
| 释义 | rake-off[ reyk-awf, -of ] / ˈreɪkˌɔf, -ˌɒf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rake-off ON THESAURUS.COM nouna share or amount taken or received illicitly, as in connection with a public enterprise. a share, as of profits. a discount in the price of a commodity: We got a 20 percent rake-off on the dishwasher. Origin of rake-off1885–90, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase rake off Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for rake-offrake-off / slang / nouna share of profits, esp one that is illegal or given as a bribe verb rake off(tr, adverb) to take or receive (such a share of profits) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with rake-offrake off 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] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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