rake in
phrasal verb
raked in; raking in; rakes in
informal
: to earn or receive (a large amount of money)
The movie raked in over $300 million.
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Overall, Ronaldo raked in $275 million in 2023, more than double any other athlete aside from Spanish golfer Jon Rahm ($203 million).
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2024
The treatment raked in nearly $60 million in sales for the first half of the year, up from the $10 million the drug brought in during its first year on the market in 2023, according to Biogen’s first and second quarter earnings reports.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
Thankfully, the risky trade ends up being the right move—Rishi rakes in millions of pounds.
—Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 2 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, the perpetrators raked in more than $200 million.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2024
The treatment raked in nearly $60 million in sales for the first half of the year, up from the $10 million the drug brought in during its first year on the market in 2023, according to Biogen’s first and second quarter earnings reports.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
Thankfully, the risky trade ends up being the right move—Rishi rakes in millions of pounds.
—Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 2 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, the perpetrators raked in more than $200 million.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
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“Rake in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake%20in. Accessed 26 Sep. 2024.
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