1. the commission or fee charged by a bookmaker or gambling house on bets
Usage: gambling; informal
2. interest charged on a loan, especially at an excessive rate
Usage: informal; often refers to usurious rates

Examples

• The casino takes vigorishes on all sports bets.
• Bookmakers build their vigorishes into the odds they offer.
• The loan shark charged outrageous vigorishes on his money.
• Professional gamblers must overcome the vigorishes to be profitable.
• The vigorishes on these bets make it hard for bettors to win consistently.
• He complained about the high vigorishes at the racetrack.