Vig

Word VIG
Character 3
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /vɪɡ/

Definitions and meanings of "Vig"

What do we mean by vig?

Vigorish. noun

Interest from a loan shark's loan. noun

A commission, finder's fee, or similar extra charge noun

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

The interest on a loan of money, especially for loans made by a usurer or loan shark.

An amount owed on account of or payment of a bookie's charge or of interest.

A commission or similar extra charge.

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The word "vig" in example sentences

Sure, their "vig" -- short for "vigorish," the mob's colorful fee and interest structure -- can be uncomfortable. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As every fan of The Sopranos knows, the vig is the interest on a shark's loan. ❋ Unknown (2010)

To use the, perhaps, unfortunate analogy of a bookmaker, the typical ways to charge 10 percent extra on a losing bet called vig or vigorish. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The vig, which is the 10 percent commission that bookies take on all losing bets, amounted to a bundle—thousands of dollars a week. ❋ Nolan Dalla (2005)

This edition comes complete with a generous supply of "get out of jail free" cards along with altered rules that call for a "vig" to be paid to the governor each time you pass "Go". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Let the states or the federal government run the sports bet as well or, as seems to work well in Nevada, license private entities to do so and take our own "vig," or commission on the bets. ❋ Unknown (2009)

House cosponsor Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.) referred to the fraudulent products by the mob term "vig" and called the bill "fundamentally a game changer." ❋ Unknown (2009)

My Grandfather who travelled to this Country on a boat from Sicily wouldn't pay a "vig" to the mob, so neither will I. Furthermore, I will not send my son back to Iraq, fughetaboutit. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Most folks get into trouble when the cannot pay back the original loan amount plus the 'vig' (the interest) gwats wrote: Some of these loans have an annual APR of over 300%! ❋ Gottosmile (2010)

She even asked them to reveal their "vig" on the transactions that warranted the charges. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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