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rake-off

rake-off
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [reyk awf, of]
    • /reɪk ɔf, ɒf/
    • /reɪk ɒf/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [reyk awf, of]
    • /reɪk ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of rake-off word

  • noun rake-off a share or amount taken or received illicitly, as in connection with a public enterprise. 1
  • noun rake-off a share, as of profits. 1
  • noun rake-off a discount in the price of a commodity: We got a 20 percent rake-off on the dishwasher. 1
  • noun rake-off share, amount taken illegally 1
  • countable noun rake-off If someone who has helped to arrange a business deal takes or gets a rake-off, they illegally or unfairly take a share of the profits. 0
  • noun rake-off a share of profits, esp one that is illegal or given as a bribe 0
See all 8 definitions of rake-off

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Origin of rake-off

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase rake off

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Parts of speech for Rake-off

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Rake-off

rake-off popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for rake-off

noun rake-off

  • brokerage — A brokerage or a brokerage firm is a company of brokers.
  • commission — If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you.
  • cut-in — Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity: We will insert a cut-in of the letter as she reads it.
  • cutin — a waxy waterproof substance, consisting of derivatives of fatty acids, that is the main constituent of plant cuticle
  • divider — a person or thing that divides.
All 16 Synonyms of rake-off

Antonyms for rake-off

noun rake-off

  • none — to no extent; in no way; not at all: The supply is none too great.
  • one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
All 2 Antonyms of rake-off

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