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  1. rake-off. noun [ C ] informal uk us. a large amount of money that someone gets, often unfairly, from the profits of an investment or business activity: Company bosses are already making a large rake-off from executive share options.

  2. a large amount of money that someone gets, often unfairly, from the profits of an investment or business activity: Company bosses are already making a large rake-off from executive share options.

  3. Definition of rake-off noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. RAKE–OFF meaning: a share of a profit that is usually earned illegally.

  5. What does the noun rake-off mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun rake-off . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  6. Rake-off Definition. A commission, rebate, or share, esp. when received in an illegitimate transaction. A percentage or share of the profits of an enterprise, especially one given or accepted as a bribe. Used other than as an idiom: rake off. Rake leaves off the road.

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  8. Rake-off definition: a share or amount taken or received illicitly, as in connection with a public enterprise.. See examples of RAKE-OFF used in a sentence.

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