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.
Examples of rake in in a Sentence
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Some of its most successful creators rake in millions, yet still encounter stigma.
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
By 1974, the U.S. church was reportedly raking in $8 million a year, allowing Moon to purchase the New Yorker Hotel and adjacent Manhattan Center two years later.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
In the two tracking weeks after (Nov. 17-30), his catalog raked in 8,000 spins (down 28%), equaling 17.3 million impressions (down 26%).
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2024
Farley isn’t alone in raking in more executive pay — compensation packages for public company CEOs are skyrocketing, with median pay for S&P 500 company executives reaching $15.6 million in 2023.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
That means the industry rakes in billions each year.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
For about six years, EBT terminals belonging to Big Daddy’s Discount Meats raked in more than $12.5 million in SNAP benefits, prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Employers are continuing to hire workers at a solid clip, unemployment remains below 4% and workers are still raking in stronger wage gains than anything seen in pre-pandemic times.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
According to the company, TikTok also counts each loop of the video as a view, allowing videos to rake in massive view counts.
—Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
By 1974, the U.S. church was reportedly raking in $8 million a year, allowing Moon to purchase the New Yorker Hotel and adjacent Manhattan Center two years later.
—TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
In the two tracking weeks after (Nov. 17-30), his catalog raked in 8,000 spins (down 28%), equaling 17.3 million impressions (down 26%).
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2024
Farley isn’t alone in raking in more executive pay — compensation packages for public company CEOs are skyrocketing, with median pay for S&P 500 company executives reaching $15.6 million in 2023.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
That means the industry rakes in billions each year.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
For about six years, EBT terminals belonging to Big Daddy’s Discount Meats raked in more than $12.5 million in SNAP benefits, prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2024
Employers are continuing to hire workers at a solid clip, unemployment remains below 4% and workers are still raking in stronger wage gains than anything seen in pre-pandemic times.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024
According to the company, TikTok also counts each loop of the video as a view, allowing videos to rake in massive view counts.
—Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Rake in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake%20in. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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