Vigorish

But maybe that 3.6% is the "vigorish" -- i.e., the house's take. ❋ Unknown (2007)

They earn money by charging a commission, also known as a vigorish. ❋ Alexandra Berzon (2011)

Sports books prefer an even amount of betting on both teams to mitigate risk, because they make an additional amount (called vigorish) on losing bets. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The interest, or "vigorish," on whatever he'd borrowed. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The extra ten percent provides the commission, which is referred to as the juice, vigorish, or vig. ❋ Azmie Aka Switch Image (2009)

If the loan amount was $1,000, then the borrower had to pay $50 weekly in “vigorish,” or interest, until the entire principal was repaid. ❋ Rick Porrello (2011)

If you are selling, the firm can buy from you for less than it could resell the security for; that vigorish is called a markdown. ❋ Jason Zweig (2011)

When people complain about income inequality gone berserk, when communities bemoan the end of mom and pop businesses, when governments don't have the resources to keep the teachers paid and the libraries open, when there seems to be tons of money everywhere except where it's really, really needed -- you are seeing the pathologies of a too-high vigorish. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They set the terms of admission, they say who's in and who's out, and they set the vigorish. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When the vigorish is too high and greed knows no bounds, the incentives to "go Madoff" are irresistible. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And they keep doubling it until their vigorish almost kills the host they feed on. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But, whatever you call them, you'll find them at the fountains of the Really Big Bucks, taking their cut, getting their vigorish. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The lack of market transparency and efficient competition in these instruments indicates that much of the profit made in the current, "over-the-counter" market is simply vigorish extracted by the financial bookies. ❋ Niall Ferguson And Ted Forstmann (2010)

Because the vigorish is way, way too high.allangoldstein. com ❋ Unknown (2010)