0 a dishonest or illegal share in profits that is given to someone who has been involved in making the profits --
1 a large amount of money that someone gets, often unfairly, from the profits of an investment or business activity: --
Surely he could get a terrific rake-off in that way alone?
I wonder who got the rake-off before that £2,000 was turned over to charity.
It is all there; the miller does not get any rake-off on that.
They want so much rake-off for their services.
It derives no revenue from any form of betting or any "rake-off" or commission from the totalisator.
They get a cut rate because the middleman has taken a rake-off, and they are in business.
There is the increased rake-off to moneylenders on loans for private building, council buildings and council projects.
Agents get a percentage rake-off on the compensation settlement.
