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Vig used to call me 'Elf boy', and I'd call him 'filthy human'. As an Elf, I never got a scratch on me, never got dirty. And vig would come out with blood and sweat all over him. And he'd say to me, 'Oh, go manicure your nails.'
Orlando Bloom

Meaning of "vig" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VIG

Short for vigorish, prob. via Yiddish from Russian vyigrysh profit, winnings.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VIG

vig  [vɪɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vig is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VIG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vig in the English dictionary

The definition of vig in the dictionary is the interest on a loan that is paid to a moneylender.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VIG

viga
vigesimal
vigia
vigil
vigil light
Vigil Mass
vigilance
vigilance committee
vigilance man
vigilant
vigilante
vigilantism
vigilantly
vigilantness
vigintillion
vigneron
vignette
vignetter
vignetting

WORDS THAT END LIKE VIG

big
Braunschweig
brig
cig
craig
dig
fig
gig
guinea pig
jig
Leipzig
lig
Mr Big
pig
rig
Schleswig
tig
trig
twig
wig

Synonyms and antonyms of vig in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «vig» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VIG

Find out the translation of vig to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vig from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vig» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

VIG
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vig
570 millions of speakers

English

vig
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فيغ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

VIG
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vig
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Vig
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vig
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vig
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

VIG
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

VIG
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

VIG
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vig
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Vig
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

VIG
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vig
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vig
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Vig
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

VIG
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

VIG
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

vig
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vig

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VIG»

The term «vig» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.974 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VIG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «vig» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «vig» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vig

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QUOTES WITH «VIG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vig.
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Orlando Bloom
Vig used to call me 'Elf boy', and I'd call him 'filthy human'. As an Elf, I never got a scratch on me, never got dirty. And vig would come out with blood and sweat all over him. And he'd say to me, 'Oh, go manicure your nails.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIG»

Discover the use of vig in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vig and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Vig: (Dismas Hardy 2)
Payback is murder. A beautiful woman paid it with her body. A seedy lawyer used somebody else's money. It's the vig--the exorbitant interest mob loan sharks take on their money. Now everyone has to pay.
John Lescroart, 2012
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Environmental Policy: New Directions for the Twenty-First ...
Available this summer in its Eighth Edition, RosenbaumÆs classic, comprehensive text once more provides definitive coverage of environmental politics and policy, lively case material, and a balanced assessment of current environmental ...
Norman J Vig, Michael E Kraft, 2012
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Video Interaction Guidance: A Relationship-Based ...
Bringing together contributions from researchers and practitioners across a range of professions, this book provides a definitive introduction to VIG.
Hilary Kennedy, Miriam Landor, Liz Todd, 2011
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For Members Only
Interest rates (Vig) and payment schedules could fluctuate from shylock to shylock; there were no set rules. Nevertheless, he could run up a sizable debt to all of them. A gambler could put himself in a serious hole if he could only pay the Vig.
G. T. Harrell, 2008
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The Global Environment: Institutions, Law and Policy
The Global Environment meets the need for an authoritative assessment of the state of international environmental institutions, laws and policies at the end of the 20th century.The book examines disagreements over the meaning of sustainable ...
Norman J. Vig, Regina S. Axelrod, 1999
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Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries ...
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Charles Mason Hovey, 1855
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The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful ...
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Charles Mason Hovey, 1855
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The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful ...
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Transactions of the State Horticultural Society
Upright, vig'r's Vig'rous, spr'dg Vig'rous, upr'gt Vig'rous, upr'gt Spreading Spreading Vig'rous, spr'dg Vig'rous, uprgi Medi., r'nd-he'd Spreading Upright Vig' rous, spr'dg Vig'rous, spr'dg Upright V jg'rous, spr'dg Spreading Vig'rous, spr'dg Med., ...
Indiana Horticultural Society, Indiana Horticultural Society. Meeting, 1871
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Transactions
Spreading Vig'rous, spr'dg Small, upright. Upright, vig'r's Vig'rous, spr'dg Vig'rous, upr'gt Vig'rous, upr'gt Spreading. Spreading. Vig'rous, spr'dg Vigorous, upr'gt Medi., r'nd-he'd Spreading Upright Vig'rous, spr'dg Vig'rous, spr'dg Upright..., ...
Indiana Horticultural Society, 1871

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vig is used in the context of the following news items.
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VIG Can Still Offer Investors Rewards (VIG)
One aspect I like about VIG going forward is its exposure to the consumer, with over 1/3 of the fund being weighted towards consumer goods and consumer ... «Seeking Alpha, Jun 15»
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2 Vanguard ETFs for Steady Retirement Income
The Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) focus on dividend stocks, but these Vanguard ETFs have a ... «Investorplace.com, Nov 14»
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Watch Butch Vig Explain How a Space Heater Inspired Nirvana's …
Record producer and Garbage member Butch Vig recently reminisced on his time producing Nirvana's breakthrough record Nevermind during his recent ... «RollingStone.com, Oct 14»
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Butch Vig on producing Foo Fighters' next album, new Garbage …
Grammy-winning producer and Garbage drummer Butch Vig doesn't do music conferences. The Viroqua native, 59, isn't one to write speeches, and he doesn't ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sep 14»
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Foo Fighters' 'Epic' New Album is Complete, Says Butch Vig
Producer Butch Vig took to his Twitter account today (July 30) to reveal that the long awaited recording process is done and the record, due to drop this ... «Radio.com News, Jul 14»
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Foo Fighters' New Album 'Halfway Done,' Says Butch Vig
The new Foo Fighters album is "almost halfway done," producer Butch Vig said in a new interview with Kerrang (via NME). Vig said the group is experimenting ... «RollingStone.com, Apr 14»
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Best Stocks Update: VIG's Time Is Coming
That's good for the relative returns of a pick like VIG. The ETF's standard deviation over the last six months is 10.67%, which is in the 93rd percentile of the ... «Investorplace.com, Mar 14»
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Dave Grohl, Butch Vig and Billy Corgan Talk Smart Studios
The forthcoming documentary about Smart Studios features the likes of Dave Grohl, producer Butch Vig and The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan, among ... «jambands.com, Mar 14»
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Foo Fighters Recording New Album In Multiple Cities With Steve …
Grohl has a working relationship with both men via his former band Nirvana, with Vig as the producing mastermind behind 1991's Nevermind and Albini as the ... «Music Feeds, Feb 14»
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Wisconsin natives Butch Vig, Mike Maher win Grammys
Vig, the Viroqua-born producer behind Nirvana's classic "Nevermind," and a past Grammy winner for producing Foo Fighters' "Wasting Light" and Green Day's ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan 14»

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