rake in

Related to rake in: rakish, rake out, rake off

rake in

(tr, adverb) informal to acquire (money) in large amounts

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Verb

rake in - earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in"

shovel in

earn, realise, pull in, bring in, realize, gain, make, take in, clear - earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"

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w>rake in

vt sep (inf) money → kassieren (inf); he’s raking it in → er scheffelt das Geld nur so

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When he reached home he hid the rake in the tool house, but the sugar he carried in to Marilla.

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