[ˈvɪɡ(ə)rɪʃ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an excessive rate of interest on a loan, typically one from an illegal moneylender

- the percentage deducted from a gambler's winnings by the organizers of a game
(e.g: payment of vigorish to be made at a later time)


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Origin:
early 20th century: probably from Yiddish, from Russian vyigrysh ‘gain, winnings’