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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The hoodie has raked in over 126,600 perfect five-star ratings, with some shoppers buying multiples.
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Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 19 Nov. 2023
In May, Nashville raked in a whopping $28 million in hotel revenue during just two nights of Swift’s three-day Eras Tour series at Nissan Stadium.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
And Chapman, the sole songwriter and owner of the publishing rights, reportedly raked in a significant portion.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Christie's The Geneva watch auctions held by Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and Phillips over the weekend and early this week raked in a total of $117,704,660, about $4 million over last year’s total for the three auction houses.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2023
The more views and ad money a YouTube video rakes in, the more money the creator can get.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2023
Raghavan's testimony for the first time revealed that Google paid $26.3 billion in 2021 for default agreements, seemingly investing in default status for its search engine while raking in $146.4 billion in revenue from search advertising that year.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
The 81-date tour raked in a record-breaking $435 billion.
—Latifah Muhammad, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2023
The song, released on May 26, ended up raking in 5.036 million streams in just its first day of availability.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
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Brittany Vanderbill, Travel + Leisure, 19 Nov. 2023
In May, Nashville raked in a whopping $28 million in hotel revenue during just two nights of Swift’s three-day Eras Tour series at Nissan Stadium.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
And Chapman, the sole songwriter and owner of the publishing rights, reportedly raked in a significant portion.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
Christie's The Geneva watch auctions held by Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and Phillips over the weekend and early this week raked in a total of $117,704,660, about $4 million over last year’s total for the three auction houses.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2023
The more views and ad money a YouTube video rakes in, the more money the creator can get.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2023
Raghavan's testimony for the first time revealed that Google paid $26.3 billion in 2021 for default agreements, seemingly investing in default status for its search engine while raking in $146.4 billion in revenue from search advertising that year.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
The 81-date tour raked in a record-breaking $435 billion.
—Latifah Muhammad, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2023
The song, released on May 26, ended up raking in 5.036 million streams in just its first day of availability.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 6 Nov. 2023
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“Rake in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake%20in. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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