rake in
verb1
Literally To collect something such as leaves into a pile, often with a rake.
- Near-synonym: rake up
2
Colloquial, Figuratively To receive or to collect a large quantity of (something, especially money).
- The company barely lifted a finger, and yet it still raked in more than two million euros in consulting fees.
- A letter demanding payment costs her £75. A knock on the door from a company representative: another £235. Taking her car: an extra £110. Then there’s a daily storage charge, so that she pays £24 for every day she can’t drive. These were fees set by the government, using the industry’s sums. The result is that the firms chasing some of the poorest people in the country can rake in handsome profit margins.2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The Guardian:
- Related terms
- rake it in