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Significados de rake-off em inglês

A percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster.

Uso de rake-off em inglês
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Of course the Exchequer will have to collect a small rake-off for overhead.
The confusion
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Their padrone was putting the food rake-off into his own pocket.
The Rainy Day Railroad War
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He gets the rake-off and she's just where she was before.
The Song of the Lark
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What rake-off does the old boy give you on the drinks you sell?
The Blood Red Dawn
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After all, it only means that the crowd is looking for a bigger rake-off.
The Spenders: A Tale of the Third Generation
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They sold it to the Jews, making a tremendous rake-off.
Trapped in 'Black Russia': Letters June-November 1915
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She failed to get her rake-off from me, but she's getting it from Pyle.
The Quiet American
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Why, damn you, I suppose you're getting your rake-off too?
Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and i...
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Valet gave me the tip you understand, and has to be in on the rake-off.
The City of Fire
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He gets a rake-off every time a man buys and every time a man sells.
Dollars and Sense
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I'll slip below, climb on top of a box-car, and get a rake-off at that bunch.
The Desert of Wheat
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No; it ain't in me to horn in for no rake-off on one o' the Lord's miracles.
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920
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It's Saturday, time for the weekly rake-off.
Death angel
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It means a big rake-off for Dunkirk.
The Plum Tree
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Stop at certain hotels: a rake-off there.
The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance
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Thet's where his rake-off come in.
The Henchman