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RAKE-OFF [2 records]

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Record 1 1994-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
DEF

A share or amount taken or received illicitly, as in connection with a public enterprise.

CONT

[Colonel François] amassed a personal fortune ... He controlled the port and the customs, receiving a rake-off on almost every imported product entering the country.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hobbies
OBS

(au jeu)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Passe-temps
OBS

persp.22-11-69

Spanish

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