rake in

verb

raked in; raking in; rakes in
Synonyms of rake innext
informal
: to earn or receive (a large amount of money)
The movie raked in over $300 million.

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Already, the account has 1,700 fans and has raked in $5,000 in tips. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 In this 1960 snap, Bennett is shown with a rake in the garden of his New Jersey home. — Eleni N. Gage, Architectural Digest, 3 Aug. 2026 The retelling of the centuries-old Greek epic raked in $51 million this weekend, bringing its worldwide earnings to $721 million. — Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 With advanced knowledge, traders betting on a plunge in the Canadian dollar, a drop in nuclear energy stocks and a jump in oil futures could have raked in big profits. — ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rake in

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“Rake in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake%20in. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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