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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Disney’s Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires is keeping kids and families entertained this summer, raking in 9.3M views globally in its first 10 days on Disney+, Deadline can reveal exclusively. Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 July 2025 Payments firms in the region are raking in venture funding. Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 23 July 2025 The Billionaire Bailout Bill is filled with loopholes and giveaways to industries that already rake in record profits. J.d. Scholten, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2025 Private security guards may not be particularly well-paid, but their employers rake in lucrative profits from public dollars. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 17 July 2025 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 27 Jul. 2025.

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