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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:

1. earn large sums of moneyplay

  Familiarity information: RAKE IN used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


RAKE IN (verb)


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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