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noun 
  1. A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment.
  2. The interest on a loan of money, especially for loans made by a usurer or loan shark.
Etymology: (Yidd.) slang originating from the Russian (term, lang=ru, ÑÑÑÑ, , tr=vyigrysh, winnings).

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