Noun : We got a 20 percent rake-off on the dishwasher. From Dictionary.com.
Isn't this a monumental rake-off for a non-profesh?. From Wordnik.com. [The Statesmen Snowbound] Reference
They sold it to the Jews, making a tremendous rake-off. From Wordnik.com. [Trapped in 'Black Russia' Letters June-November 1915] Reference
He gets a rake-off every time a man buys and every time a man sells. From Wordnik.com. [Dollars and Sense] Reference
She failed to get her rake-off from me, but she's getting it from Pyle. From Wordnik.com. [The Quiet American]
True, a few gems were found, but nothing to compare with their rake-off. From Wordnik.com. [Chums of the Camp Fire] Reference
Your rake-off from those faked pictures must have been fairly considerable. From Wordnik.com. [The Dancing Druids]
Click here to watch our new video of the leaf rake-off and see which method wins the battle. From Wordnik.com. [The fastest way to deal with leaves] Reference
This was where Prior Philip was spending his rake-off from the market, William thought sourly. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
Hasn't he held me up and made me pay a good rake-off from every deal I've been lucky enough to make a little on?. From Wordnik.com. [The Short Line War] Reference
'Credit by skipper's rake-off on stores, and so on. From Wordnik.com. [Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley] Reference
"Then I want my rake-off, Cap. Gregory," he concluded. From Wordnik.com. [El Diablo] Reference
He gets the rake-off and she's just where she was before. From Wordnik.com. [The Song of the Lark] Reference
"Do you want a bigger rake-off?" she sneered offensively. From Wordnik.com. [The Lady Doc] Reference
"Sure he expects a rake-off," Starratt's silent partner had said. From Wordnik.com. [Broken to the Plow] Reference
All they had to do with the shipbuilding was to bank their rake-off. From Wordnik.com. [Burned Bridges] Reference
"Wal, I reckon you made a rake-off," drawled Larry, as Neale came up. From Wordnik.com. [The U. P. Trail] Reference
Valet gave me the tip you understand, and has to be in on the rake-off. From Wordnik.com. [The City of Fire] Reference
For size of "rake-off," there is no game of hazard in the world offering. From Wordnik.com. [East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan] Reference
It thus gives money directly to where its needed without a huge rake-off. From Wordnik.com. [The Moderate Voice] Reference
I suppose he made a fair rake-off in all these dealings, but that did not satisfy him. From Wordnik.com. [Mary Louise in the Country] Reference
They were popular with the Treasury, which got a sizeable rake-off from their profits. From Wordnik.com. [WalesOnline - Home] Reference
They couldn't have got a cent without me, and they never dreamed of giving me a rake-off. From Wordnik.com. [Piccadilly Jim] Reference
And a small rake-off for me if I do crew for you.’. From Wordnik.com. [The Murder of Busy Lizzie]
I said I’d tell on you if you didn’t give me a rake-off.”. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Road]
Their padrone was putting the food rake-off into his own pocket. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Rainy Day Railroad War] Reference
After all, it only means that the crowd is looking for a bigger rake-off. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation] Reference
No; it ain't in me to horn in for no rake-off on one o 'the Lord's miracles. ". From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920] Reference
"Your lawyers pulled you through for a rake-off, and the Henderson girls went to work. From Wordnik.com. [The Desired Woman] Reference
Understand, I don't get no rake-off on this, but we all like to do what we can for M-- ". From Wordnik.com. [Our Mr. Wrenn, the Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man] Reference
But there’s something else I can tell about too if I don’t get my little rake-off.”. From Wordnik.com. [Lonesome Road]
If you get a lease for less, I'll give you half the rake-off in addition to your wages. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Desert Fiddler] Reference
Understand, I don't get no rake-off on this, but we all like to do what we can for M-- -- ". From Wordnik.com. [Our Mr. Wrenn: The Romantic Adventures of a Gentle Man] Reference
Understand, I don’t get no rake-off on this, but we all like to do what we can for M —”. From Wordnik.com. [Our Mr. Wrenn] Reference
A hundred that the clerk had canceled my order so that he could get a rake-off from somebody else. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of the Road] Reference
"But when the Republicans ran things, my boss paid his little rake-off just the same, you can bet. From Wordnik.com. [Samuel the Seeker] Reference
Took a rake-off, possibly. From Wordnik.com. [Poem About Never Growing Up] Reference
I guess Freddie comes in for some rake-off. From Wordnik.com. [Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise] Reference
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