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Verb rake in has 1 sense
- rake in, shovel in - earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in"
--1 is one way to gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in, bring in
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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rake in
Part of speech: phrasal verb
Sense 1: To earn or obtain a large amount of money or profits.
Usage examples:
- They raked in huge profits from the sale of their new product.
- The company raked in millions of dollars in revenue last year.
Sense 2: To gather or collect something, especially in large amounts.
Usage examples:
- The farmers raked in a bountiful harvest this year.
- We raked in hundreds of donations for the charity.
Sense 3: To obtain a great number of something, typically through skill or cunning.
Usage examples:
- The detective finally raked in the criminals who had been elusive for months.
- He raked in awards for his outstanding performance in the movie.
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