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 antitrust case focused largely on the 15% to 30% commissions that Apple rakes in from a portion of the commerce conducted within iPhone apps under a system that prohibited app makers from offering alternative payment methods.
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Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Kurt Stocks, 49, and Heidi Edwards, 58, of El Dorado Hills — as well as James Mecham, 57, of Orem, Utah — had raked in about $14 million between 2012 and 2017 through an business operation called SweepsCoach.
—Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
The Trumps have raked in nearly $1 billion in paper gains (according to a Bloomberg estimate) through various ventures since the president’s re-election in November, and the wallet seemed like just the latest project in an ever-expanding crypto empire.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The infielder has been raking in the minor leagues after missing all of 2024 with a knee injury that took two surgeries to repair.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
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Michael Liedtke, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Kurt Stocks, 49, and Heidi Edwards, 58, of El Dorado Hills — as well as James Mecham, 57, of Orem, Utah — had raked in about $14 million between 2012 and 2017 through an business operation called SweepsCoach.
—Ethan Wolin, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
The Trumps have raked in nearly $1 billion in paper gains (according to a Bloomberg estimate) through various ventures since the president’s re-election in November, and the wallet seemed like just the latest project in an ever-expanding crypto empire.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The infielder has been raking in the minor leagues after missing all of 2024 with a knee injury that took two surgeries to repair.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
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“Rake in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake%20in. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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