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

Recent Examples on the Web Some felt underpaid at a time when the company was raking in profits due to the pandemic. —

Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 6 May 2024 One of only two trainers in history to win horse racing’s Triple Crown (victories at the Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes), he’s raked in hundreds of millions of dollars over his four-decade career. —

Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 May 2024 Sweet Home Alabama ultimately raked in $180.6 million worldwide and became one of the highest-grossing rom-coms of all time. —

Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 4 May 2024 Our labor on its tools following its rules has helped the company rake in billions in search revenue. —

Toni Allen, Fortune, 3 May 2024 Leterrier has made history at the global box office with his films raking in over $2 billion. —

Lexi Carson, Variety, 2 May 2024 That’s roughly a 37% increase from 2017, when top earners raked in an average annual income of $447,207. —

Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 1 May 2024 Ash Farley, a high school senior in New York, says teens are well aware platforms are raking in their data. —

Jasper Davidoff, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Apr. 2024 During her biggest month, Ms. Springs, 25, raked in $50,000 for her posts. —

New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024

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