rake (in)

verb

Definition of rake (in)next
as in to cash in (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rake (in)
  1. clean up
  2. earn
  3. realize
  4. gain
Verb
  • In this case, more than 100 countries wanted measures to curb the production of plastic, rather than just finding new ways to clean up plastic waste.
    Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The owner of the Dog House restaurant was cleaning up its kitchen an hour or so before the Tuesday meeting.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of clean up
Verb
  • But that path is now closing: today, only 21% of workers earning six figures lack a college degree.
    Preston Cooper, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Hill came in last in the primary, earning 4.5% of the vote.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of earn
Verb
  • While most people have heard of web scraping, far fewer likely realize just how widespread the practice actually is.
    Sandro Shubladze, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • His shortcomings as have kept the Trojans from even dreaming of realizing their championship ambitions.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of realize
Verb
  • Nonetheless, gaining access to the Casgevy or Lyfgenia, listed at $2.2 and $3.1 million, respectively, is difficult.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Perhaps some in the housing sector will gain from higher inflation.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of gain
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“Rake (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rake%20%28in%29. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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