rake in

verb

raked in; raking in; rakes in
Synonyms of rake innext
informal
: to earn or receive (a large amount of money)
The movie raked in over $300 million.

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Getting to know Luke and his journey and his story, having Tommy John and going out and raking in college this year, all that fires me up. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 July 2026 In 2025, the company raked in more than $200 billion in revenue. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026 According to Scopely, over 800 million people have downloaded Pokémon Go since the game first launched, and the company raked in $1 billion from Go in 2025 alone. Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 10 July 2026 Meanwhile, the less sexy companies that make the processing and memory chips that underpin AI models are raking in cash. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rake in

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“Rake in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake%20in. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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