brings in

verb

present tense third-person singular of bring in
as in earns
to receive as return for effort she's bringing in good money selling houses

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Recent Examples of brings in That brings in extra income and further shores up the dividend. — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 San Vicente Bungalows brings in BBMT for shows aimed at its members’ kids. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026 The series brings in one of the biggest audiences across all of YouTube with than 200 million subscribers, plus additional viewership on Netflix. — Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 June 2026 On the other side of the 15th floor is the large indoor pool that sits beneath a curving glass ceiling that brings in ample sunlight. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 The younger Lauder is also a teacher who has conducted a class at Wharton for second-year MBA students for 14 years and brings in a different guest each week to discuss leadership. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 Understanding the financial spiral that state receivership brings in the event of insolvency motivates me. — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 26 May 2026 The tax brings in more dollars than other funding sources in Kansas City’s budget, including property taxes, sales taxes, fees, fines, state money or federal money, budget documents show. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2026 When lineworkers don’t respond, the company brings in contractors to complete the work. — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brings in
  1. earns
  2. wins
  3. reaps
  4. gains
  5. makes
  6. garners
  7. gets
  8. lands
Verb
  • In addition, England earns a larger share of the tournament prize money — $2 million more — with the third-place team taking home $29 million and the fourth-place team getting $27 million.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Recommendation capital is the cumulative trust a company earns when customers, employees, partners and communities voluntarily advocate on its behalf.
    — Janita Pannu, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of earns
Verb
  • Successive Copa America wins in 2021 and 2023, either side of the 2022 World Cup victory in Qatar, have brought Lionel Messi and Co global admiration.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • If Spain wins, Yamal would become the third-youngest player, behind Pele and Italy’s Giuseppe Bergomi, to start and win a World Cup final (while teammate Cubarsi, some six months older, would become the fourth-youngest).
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 18 July 2026
Definition of wins
Verb
  • Research and development accounts for an average of just 4% of European countries’ defense budgets, compared to 10% for the United States – which reaps significant economic multiplier effects from that military spending.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • With these words, Nellie sews a field's worth of dramatic tension that the series reaps for seasons to come.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Definition of reaps
Verb
  • Maridueña played Jaime Reyes, a recent college graduate who gains superpowers when an alien scarab latches on to him.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 July 2026
  • The senior leader gains fresh perspectives and a better understanding of emerging trends.
    — Terri Eagle, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of gains
Verb
  • What makes the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge exemplary, researchers say, is the quality and diversity of its landscapes.
    — Drew Kann, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • That the ideal was so ancient, and the examples so few, is precisely what makes the discipline remarkable.
    — Michael Sonnenfeldt, Fortune, 19 July 2026
Definition of makes
Verb
  • The idea garners rare bipartisan interest, potentially providing AI companies legitimacy and addressing public anxiety about the technology's future impact.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
  • As Wembanyama garners worldwide attention, arriving right at Tatum and Silver’s New York doorstep in a moment that could change the sport, the NBA’s desire to expand hastens.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Definition of garners
Verb
  • In the city of Mashhad in northeast Iran, there's a natural history museum associated with local Ferdowsi University that gets all manner of donations, including animals that died in the road and injured birds.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 17 July 2026
  • January 20 – February 18 Fun gets easier when the money boundary is not pretending to be flexible.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of gets
Verb
  • Unless the Heat lands LeBron James, Miami will need Antetokounmpo to carry a lot of the offensive load late in close games.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • Johnson thought up Meditating Figure before the latest headlines, but the sculpture now lands in a world newly conscious of the infrastructure that keeps it running.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of lands

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“Brings in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brings%20in. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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