Timeline for What does it mean by "take someone's cut" in this context?
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| May 1, 2018 at 7:24 | vote | accept | dbwlsld | ||
| Apr 30, 2018 at 1:10 | comment | added | user3169 | See cut: "18. singular noun Someone's cut of the profits or winnings from something, especially ones that have been obtained dishonestly, is their share." | |
| Apr 29, 2018 at 20:04 | answer | added | Nick Uva | timeline score: 2 | |
| Apr 29, 2018 at 14:14 | comment | added | CowperKettle | Yes, "cut" here means "my share of the profit". Like when you prepare to eat a pie in a company: each one gets his cut (slice) of the pie. Here the person gets his "cut of the money earned by the show" each week. | |
| Apr 29, 2018 at 14:03 | history | asked | dbwlsld | CC BY-SA 3.0 |