English Dictionary

rake-off

noun

A percentage of an amount of money taken by a third-party as a bribe, as part of an unlawful enterprise, or as a commission from the pot of a casino game.

The company takes a rake-off from every sale.

意味（1）

A percentage of an amount of money taken by a third-party as a bribe, as part of an unlawful enterprise, or as a commission from the pot of a casino game.

The local party machines took control of the cajas, the local savings banks. They encouraged them to lend to developers, in many cases taking a rake-off for party coffers.