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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In the 11 years since Katmai has held its first Fat Bear Week event, the tradition has transformed from a one-off Facebook post into an annual, global celebration of the national park’s fattest bears, raking in a million votes every year.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Schoemann raised a little over $424,000 since launching his campaign in May, and Berrien's political action committee raked in more than $1 million before Berrien formally entered the race in July.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
PanPan blew up online overnight due to a video that raked in 3 million likes and 19 million views on TikTok.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
In 2024, ByteDance raked in $155 billion in annual revenue, a 52% jump from the previous year, according to data from PitchBook.
—Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Schoemann raised a little over $424,000 since launching his campaign in May, and Berrien's political action committee raked in more than $1 million before Berrien formally entered the race in July.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 2025
PanPan blew up online overnight due to a video that raked in 3 million likes and 19 million views on TikTok.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
In 2024, ByteDance raked in $155 billion in annual revenue, a 52% jump from the previous year, according to data from PitchBook.
—Evelyn Cheng,anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Rake in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake%20in. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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