rake in something

rake in something
rake in (something) to receive something valuable in large amounts.

University graduate students continued to rake in awards and honors this year.

Usage notes: often used about money:

The fund-raiser raked in more than $23 million for the party.

We were raking it in after the Times ran a review saying we were “the best.”


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  • rake — Ⅰ. rake [1] ► NOUN ▪ an implement consisting of a pole with a toothed crossbar or fine tines at the end, used for drawing together leaves, cut grass, etc. or smoothing loose soil or gravel. ► VERB 1) draw together with a rake. 2) make smooth with …   English terms dictionary

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