rake in
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 administration is primarily using the False Claims Act — a federal law used against contractors accused of fraud — which helped rake in a $17 million settlement from IBM last month to resolve claims its DEI programs violated the law.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Meanwhile, the insurers and hospitals keep raking in record profits.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Tax-exempt hospitals in Minnesota that have raked in large sums of revenue from a government safety net program spent tens of millions of dollars overseas over the past fiscal year, raising alarm among watchdogs monitoring the flow of cash in the nonprofit healthcare sector.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie raked in $131 million earlier this year.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Meanwhile, the insurers and hospitals keep raking in record profits.
—Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Tax-exempt hospitals in Minnesota that have raked in large sums of revenue from a government safety net program spent tens of millions of dollars overseas over the past fiscal year, raising alarm among watchdogs monitoring the flow of cash in the nonprofit healthcare sector.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie raked in $131 million earlier this year.
—Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Rake in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rake%20in. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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