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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And Costco raked in almost $270 million in membership fees alone last year.
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Also, consider how much more cash her thug husband’s company, Conan Harris & Associates, will be raking in if the Democrats regain control of the House next year.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
And with Cyber Monday deals raking in as much as 45% off, why not?
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Analysts are hopeful that Hollywood could rake in a whopping $9 billion at the domestic box office this year.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 30 Nov. 2025
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
Also, consider how much more cash her thug husband’s company, Conan Harris & Associates, will be raking in if the Democrats regain control of the House next year.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
And with Cyber Monday deals raking in as much as 45% off, why not?
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Dec. 2025
Analysts are hopeful that Hollywood could rake in a whopping $9 billion at the domestic box office this year.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 30 Nov. 2025
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“Rake in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake%20in. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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