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 2020 show earned 18.7M viewers in final numbers, while the 2019 edition raked in 19.9M sets of eyeballs. —

Katie Campione, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025 Recycling has been the key to wealth and success for the Duong family, which immigrated to the Bay Area from Vietnam in the 1990s and has raked in millions over the ensuing years, including through lucrative contracts with the cities of Oakland and San Jose. —

Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025 By some estimates, the Trump Org is raking in tens of millions in trading fees. —

Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025 Last quarter, the streamer raked in 19 million new subscribers, bringing its total to 302 million globally. —

Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for rake in