词汇 | rake-off |
释义 | rake-off noun[ C ] informaluk /ˈreɪk.ɒf/ us /ˈreɪk.ɑːf/ a dishonest or illegal share in profits that is given to someone who has been involved in making the profits(不正当或非法的)回扣,佣金 Profits & losses anti-profiteering anti-speculative be a licence to print moneyidiom buoyancy buoyant cash cow deficit ka-ching lose lose your shirtidiom margin muck non-profit-making out-of-pocket pi profit from something profit warning trade surplus winnings rake sth off | Business Englishrake sth offphrasal verb with rakeverbuk /reɪk/us to take part of the money or profit that someone earns, used especially when this seems unfair or too much: The fund management business rakes off a significant chunk of an investment's market return in annual fees. rake-off noun[ C ] informalukus 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. Examples of rake-offrake-off The service providers—those who get the rake-off—must now pay a deposit which goes into a pot that is supervised by an independent arbitrator. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, this is a rather subtle means of getting a rake-off from any exchange. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The banker gets his rake-off, but the taxpayer will pay it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is a matter which certainly calls for some investigation, because there seems to be a big rake-off by somebody. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hate to use the word "rake-off," but ugly words sometimes bring out a point more clearly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In this case, such rake-off as is permitted goes to those running this industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is the wrong way to allow the surplus to filter through, as it enables a rake-off before it gets through. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Agents get a percentage rake-off on the compensation settlement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the increased rake-off to moneylenders on loans for private building, council buildings and council projects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They get a cut rate because the middleman has taken a rake-off, and they are in business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It derives no revenue from any form of betting or any "rake-off" or commission from the totalisator. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They want so much rake-off for their services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is all there; the miller does not get any rake-off on that. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder who got the rake-off before that £2,000 was turned over to charity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely he could get a terrific rake-off in that way alone? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of rake-off These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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