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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Pirates could rake in 100 to 1,000 times the salary of an Anglo-American sailor.
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Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Per a fact sheet from the FAIR Fees Act of 2019, the 10 largest global airlines raked in $35.2 billion in fees in 2018, compared to just $1.2 billion in 2007.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 May 2024
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Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
Per a fact sheet from the FAIR Fees Act of 2019, the 10 largest global airlines raked in $35.2 billion in fees in 2018, compared to just $1.2 billion in 2007.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 May 2024
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“Rake in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake%20in. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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