Rake Off

Pronunciation: /reɪk ɔf/

Definitions of rake off

verb to take a portion of something, especially money, dishonestly or unfairly

Example Sentences

A1 The farmer rakes off the leaves from the ground.

A2 She asked her brother to help her rake off the debris from the yard.

B1 The company was found to be raking off profits from their employees' pensions.

B2 The corrupt official was caught raking off funds from the government project.

C1 The organized crime syndicate was known for raking off a percentage of all illegal profits in the city.

C2 The CEO was suspected of raking off millions of dollars from the company's revenue through fraudulent schemes.

Examples of rake off in a Sentence

formal The corrupt official was found to have been raking off funds from the government budget.

informal I heard that the company CEO has been raking off money from the company profits.

slang The scam artist was caught raking off cash from unsuspecting victims.

figurative The dishonest contractor tried to rake off extra charges in the construction project.

Grammatical Forms of rake off

• past tense: raked off
• plural: rake offs
• comparative: more raked off
• superlative: most raked off
• present tense: rakes off
• future tense: will rake off
• perfect tense: has raked off
• continuous tense: is raking off
• singular: rake off
• positive degree: rake off
• infinitive: to rake off
• gerund: raking off
• participle: raking off

Origin and Evolution of rake off

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: English

Story behind the word: The term 'rake off' originated from the practice of using a rake to gather and collect items or money.

Evolution of the word: Originally used in a literal sense to describe the action of gathering items with a rake, the term 'rake off' evolved to refer to the act of taking a portion of money or profits dishonestly or unlawfully.