The story
- Russian · derived fromвы́игрыш“winnings”
- Yiddish · derived fromוויגריש
- English todayvigorish
From Yiddish וויגריש (vigrish), from Russian вы́игрыш (výigryš, “winnings”).
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
vigorish
Today it means: A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment. Full definition →
Yiddish וויגריש ← Russian вы́игрыш