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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The Season 3 premiere raked in 25M viewers within a week, with series viewership tripling in the seven-day window over the course of the three seasons.
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
How Video Game Developers Make Games Addictive The worldwide video gaming market raked in almost $455 billion in 2024 alone.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
From its stately pace to its anonymously impressive period production design, this biopic is perfectly acceptable in every way, raking in four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Epic now rakes in an estimated $5.7 billion in annual revenue and has propelled Faulkner’s net worth to over $7.8 billion.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
How Video Game Developers Make Games Addictive The worldwide video gaming market raked in almost $455 billion in 2024 alone.
—Sponsored Content, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
From its stately pace to its anonymously impressive period production design, this biopic is perfectly acceptable in every way, raking in four Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
Epic now rakes in an estimated $5.7 billion in annual revenue and has propelled Faulkner’s net worth to over $7.8 billion.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Rake in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake%20in. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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