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rake off
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | rake off - take money from an illegal transactioncrime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"earn, realise, pull in, bring in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month" |
Translations
rake off
rake-offProfits made from a transaction, usually in an inappropriate, illegal, or dishonest way. The mayor quickly resigned after it was discovered he was taking a rake-off from the local cartel's drug sales.rake something off (of) something and rake something offto remove something from something by raking. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) Please rake the leaves off the lawn. Rake off the leaves.See also: off, rakerake offMake 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] See also: off, rakerake off
Related to rake off: Off the rack, raked overWords related to rake offverb take money from an illegal transactionRelated Words- crime
- criminal offence
- criminal offense
- law-breaking
- offense
- offence
- earn
- realise
- pull in
- bring in
- realize
- gain
- make
- take in
- clear
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