rake in
B1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To make a lot of money, usually very fast or without much effort.
Literal meaning: To pull scattered things together with a rake — gathering everything into a pile.
Meanings
1 B1
idiomatic
informal
To earn or collect a large amount of money, especially quickly or easily.
"The film raked in over a hundred million dollars in its opening weekend."
"Apple raked in $83.4 billion in revenue last quarter."
— Forbes, 2022
Grammar: separable
2 B2
idiomatic
informal
To gather or accumulate something in large quantities (not only money).
"The charity event raked in donations from across the country."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Usually implies the amounts are impressively large, and sometimes suggests the earnings are easy or undeserved. Common in journalism and casual speech. The object is typically money or profit-related nouns.
Commonly used with
profits cash money millions revenue fees
Forms
Base
rake in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
rakes in
he/she/it
Past simple
raked in
yesterday
Past participle
raked in
have + pp
-ing form
raking in
continuous
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