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RAKE IN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rake in mean?
• RAKE IN (verb)
The verb RAKE IN has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: RAKE IN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Earn large sums of money
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
rake in; shovel in
Context example:
Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in
Hypernyms (to "rake in" is one way to...):
bring in; clear; earn; gain; make; pull in; realise; realize; take in (earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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