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 The first installment has raked in $12.26 million in theaters worldwide since its opening this past Friday, June 28, according to Box Office Mojo. —

Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024 Ogburn noted that the city doesn’t rake in a substantial amount of revenue from these sales, either. —

Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024 The company behind Donald Trump’s Truth Social just raked in a solid chunk of change. —

William Gavin, Quartz, 2 July 2024 As previously reported by ESSENCE, in October 2022 LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE raked in one of its highest sales months despite the International Monetary Fund‘s warning of a worsening outlook for the global economy. —

Jasmine Browley, Essence, 1 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for rake in

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