Vigorish is an English word with synonyms like usury or cut. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Vigorish in a sentence
Vigorish meaning
- A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment.
- The interest on a loan of money, especially for loans made by a usurer or loan shark.
- An amount owed on account of or payment of a bookie's charge or of interest.
Using Vigorish
- The main meaning on this page is: A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment. | The interest on a loan of money, especially for loans made by a usurer or loan shark. | An amount owed on account of or payment of a bookie's charge or of interest.
- Useful related words include: usury, interest rate, rate of interest, rake-off.
Context around Vigorish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vigorish
- In this selection, "vigorish" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, house stand out and add context to how "vigorish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include action the vigorish on win and edge or vigorish is defined. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vigorish" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vigorish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Vegas typically wants a healthy margin on its action — the vigorish on win totals averages about 30 percent. (18 words)
The house edge or vigorish is defined as the casino profit expressed as the percentage of the player's original bet. (21 words)
While it is possible through skillful play to minimize the house advantage, it is extremely rare that a player has sufficient skill to completely eliminate his inherent long-term disadvantage (the house edge (HE) or house vigorish ) in a casino game. (41 words)
While it is possible through skillful play to minimize the house advantage, it is extremely rare that a player has sufficient skill to completely eliminate his inherent long-term disadvantage (the house edge (HE) or house vigorish ) in a casino game. (41 words)
The house edge or vigorish is defined as the casino profit expressed as the percentage of the player's original bet. (21 words)
Vegas typically wants a healthy margin on its action — the vigorish on win totals averages about 30 percent. (18 words)
Example sentences (3)
Vegas typically wants a healthy margin on its action — the vigorish on win totals averages about 30 percent.
The house edge or vigorish is defined as the casino profit expressed as the percentage of the player's original bet.
While it is possible through skillful play to minimize the house advantage, it is extremely rare that a player has sufficient skill to completely eliminate his inherent long-term disadvantage (the house edge (HE) or house vigorish ) in a casino game.