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Synonyms for vigorish

All synonyms

Noun

1. House cut — A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment

house take, cut, house cut, house advantage, juice, rake-off, rake, vig, overround

Other

usury

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment.

Related words

Other spellings
viggerish

Forms

Plural
vigorishes → cuts, juices, rake-offs, rakes…

Example sentences

  • juice They say that beet juice can lower blood pressure.
  • usury Tom has no compunction about engaging in usury.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
vigorishrising
juicerising
usuryfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
cut1, vig1
4 letters
rake1
5 letters
juice1, usury3
9 letters
overround

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (usury3 = 3 syllables).