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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Together, the sports and television properties raked in $28.3 billion, or nearly one-third (31%) of Disney’s total revenue in 2024.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Fortunately for Steve Cohen’s high-paying club, the pitching Soto does not rake in the same salary as their hitting version, whose 15-year, $760 million deal is a major-league record.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Amazon’s advertising segment was a standout performer, raking in $15.6 billion in revenue, up 23% from the prior year.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 July 2025
The original film — which saw Nick and Judy join forces to find a group of missing predators — was a smash hit, raking in more than $1 billion at the global box office and spawning a Disney+ spinoff series, titled Zootopia+, that was released in 2022.
—Emlyn Travis Updated, EW.com, 30 July 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Fortunately for Steve Cohen’s high-paying club, the pitching Soto does not rake in the same salary as their hitting version, whose 15-year, $760 million deal is a major-league record.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Amazon’s advertising segment was a standout performer, raking in $15.6 billion in revenue, up 23% from the prior year.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 31 July 2025
The original film — which saw Nick and Judy join forces to find a group of missing predators — was a smash hit, raking in more than $1 billion at the global box office and spawning a Disney+ spinoff series, titled Zootopia+, that was released in 2022.
—Emlyn Travis Updated, EW.com, 30 July 2025
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“Rake in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake%20in. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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