rake in
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Definition
Verb (transitive, informal): * To earn or acquire a very large amount of money, especially quickly, easily, or in a steady, impressive stream.
Usage
This phrasal verb is used to emphasize the earning of a significant and often surprising sum. It is commonly used in continuous tenses to describe an ongoing period of high earnings. The object is typically money or a synonym for money. The pronoun "it" is frequently used as the object (e.g., "rake it in").
Examples
- The new tech startup is raking in millions from its viral app.
- During the holiday season, the store rakes in most of its annual profit.
- Since her song topped the charts, she's been raking it in.
- The popular online course continues to rake in revenue every month.
Advanced Usage
- "Rake in the cash/dough/bucks": These are common informal collocations that reinforce the idea of earning money.
- The casino was raking in the cash all night long.
- The verb can sometimes be applied to winning large quantities of things other than money, such as votes or awards, by extension.
- The incumbent candidate raked in votes from the urban districts.
Variants and Related Words
- Rake-off (noun, informal): A share of profits, especially one taken illegally or unethically.
- He was getting a rake-off from every contract he arranged.
- Rake (verb): The base verb means to gather or collect with or as if with a rake. "Rake in" is a figurative extension of this meaning.
Synonyms
- Earn a fortune
- Make a killing (informal)
- Pull in (informal)
- Coin it/money (informal)
- Clean up (informal)
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Bring in: To earn or yield as income. (More neutral than "rake in").
- The side business brings in an extra thousand a month.
- Pull in: To earn a specified amount of money.
- He pulls in a six-figure salary.
Verb
- earn large sums of money
- Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in