rake-off
Example Sentences
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Their strategy for the next generation of personal technology is to control the ecosystem at every level, and to rake off a piece of all the financial transactions taking place there.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2010
He's trying to expose politicians who rake off the profits, and he recently unearthed three whistle-blowers who claim that Arroyo's husband, son and brother-in-law are involved.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lower ones see the higher ones raking off, and they rake off, too—down to conductors and brakemen.
From The Deluge by Phillips, David Graham
Ignorance, unfathomable ignorance, is at the bottom of much of it; if the Town Treasurer of Yuba Dam gets a $100 "rake off" on a paving contract, our city government is a failure.
From The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I by Hendrick, Burton Jesse
In the spring rake off the mulch, and as early as possible fork the ground over lightly, taking pains not to touch or wound the crowns of the plants.
From The Home Acre by Roe, Edward Payson
