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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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera raked in $5.8 million on its opening day from 3,008 theaters.
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Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
December proved to be a blockbuster month, with the combined international (excluding China) and North American markets raking in $2.67 billion.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Even Las Vegas, the city that only sleeps during daylight hours, only uses 25-30 TWh per year to keep its casinos lit and one-armed bandits raking in the dough.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: Swift raked in millions beyond the concert sales, too.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
December proved to be a blockbuster month, with the combined international (excluding China) and North American markets raking in $2.67 billion.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
Even Las Vegas, the city that only sleeps during daylight hours, only uses 25-30 TWh per year to keep its casinos lit and one-armed bandits raking in the dough.
—New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: Swift raked in millions beyond the concert sales, too.
—Justin L. MacK, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Rake in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake%20in. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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