Vig (US slang). The percentage deducted by the organizers of a game from the winnings of a gambler. Also, the rate of interest upon a usurious loan. Also transferred sense and figurative. The word vig is short for the hoodlum term vigorish, which usually means the usurious interest on a loan and could be taken as roughly analogous to trading
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Но и выграш не очень убедителен. Откуда второй гласный в английском слове?
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