1. A percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster
   "The casino owner demanded a substantial vig from each table's earnings";
   - rake-off [informal], vigorish [US, informal]
    
2. An exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest
   "He paid a hefty vig on his underground borrowing";
   - usury, vigorish [US, informal]

Derived forms: vigs

Type of: cut, interest rate, rate of interest

Encyclopedia: Vig, Denmark