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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Ithaca Hummus is sold in more than 8,000 retailers in the US and has raked in more than $150 million in lifetime sales over the past decade.
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Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 12 July 2025
James Gunn’s new DCU reboot, which begins July 11 with Superman, is getting off to a smashing start: Reviews are positive, and the movie had the biggest preview night of any movie in 2025, raking in $22.5 million, per Deadline.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 July 2025
The Justice Department was keeping an eye on the movie industry, and Fox met with William J. Donovan of the U.S. antitrust division to argue that Fox and MGM would have competing theater chains in the same towns (where Fox would rake in profits from both, of course).
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
If Kentucky had been a part of that, Coleman said, the state would have raked in about $50 million from the settlement.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 12 July 2025
James Gunn’s new DCU reboot, which begins July 11 with Superman, is getting off to a smashing start: Reviews are positive, and the movie had the biggest preview night of any movie in 2025, raking in $22.5 million, per Deadline.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 July 2025
The Justice Department was keeping an eye on the movie industry, and Fox met with William J. Donovan of the U.S. antitrust division to argue that Fox and MGM would have competing theater chains in the same towns (where Fox would rake in profits from both, of course).
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2025
If Kentucky had been a part of that, Coleman said, the state would have raked in about $50 million from the settlement.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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“Rake in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake%20in. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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