bring in

verb

brought in; bringing in; brings in

transitive verb

1

: include, introduce

brought in outside experts

bringing in new customers

2

: to produce as profit or return

each sale brought in $5

3

: to enable (a base runner) to reach home plate by hitting the ball

4

: to report to a court

the jury brought in a verdict

5

a

: to cause (something, such as an oil well) to be productive

b

: to win tricks with the cards of (a long suit) in bridge

6

: earn

brings in a good salary

Synonyms of bring in

• win
• earn
• reap
• gain
• make
• get
• garner
• obtain
• pull down
• land

Examples of bring in in a Sentence

she's bringing in good money selling houses

Recent Examples on the Web

But both deployments have been halted by federal judges who say there is no justification to bring in the military. —Andy Rose 19 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025

The latest from Dan Trachtenberg overperformed, bringing in $40 million domestic in its first weekend of release. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025

After the modems were shut off in 2021, Forlini said, each community had to bring in the memory sticks in the tabulators to the county elections department for uploading, which brought delays in reporting unofficial results. —Christina Hall, Freep.com, 8 Nov. 2025

And that mountain looms far larger than the piles of cash that CoreWeave has brought in the door so far. —Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1