Despite the small vigorish, bookmakers find baseball their No. 1 sport (Time).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables
vig — gra·vig·ra·da; grundt·vig·ian·ism; in·vig·i·late; in·vig·i·la·tion; in·vig·i·la·tor; in·vig·or; in·vig·o·rate; in·vig·o·ra·tion; in·vig·o·ra·tor; re·vig·or·ate; vig·il; vig·i·lance; vig·i·lant; vig·i·lan·te; vig·i·lan·tism; vig·i·lant·ly;… … English syllables
vigorish — vig·or·ish … English syllables
vigorish — (VIG er ish) [possibly Yiddish, from Russian: profit; winnings] The fee paid on a bet, as to a bookmaker, or the interest paid to a usurer or moneylender. Sometimes shortened, informally, to vig … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
vigorish — /vig euhr ish/, n. Slang. 1. a charge paid on a bet, as to a bookie. 2. interest paid to a moneylender, esp. a usurer. [1910 15, Amer.; earlier viggresh, perh. < an adaptation in Yiddish slang of Ukrainian výgrash or Russ výigrysh winnings,… … Universalium
vigorish — vig•or•ish [[t]ˈvɪg ər ɪʃ[/t]] n. Slang. 1) sts a charge paid on a bet, as to a bookie 2) sts interest paid to a moneylender, esp. a usurer • Etymology: 1910–15, perh. < Ukrainian výgrash or Russ výigrysh winnings, profit … From formal English to slang
vigorish — ☆ vigorish [vig′ər ish ] n. [prob. via Yiddish < Russ vyigrysh, winnings, profit] Slang 1. the advantage in betting odds that a bookmaker or gambler creates to produce profit 2. excessive interest as charged by a loan shark … English World dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
ly — ly·so·genesis; ly·so·genetic; Ly·sol; ly·so·lecithin; ly·so·zyme; ly·syl; ly·thra·ce·ae; ly·thra·les; ly·thrum; mach·i·a·vel·li·an·ly; ma·chine·ly; mac·ro·ceph·a·ly; mad·ly; mag·i·cal·ly; mag·is·te·ri·al·ly; mag·is·tral·ly; mag·net·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… … English syllables
