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rake it in

rake it in verb: to make a lot of money.

Verb

rake it in (third-person singular simple present rakes it in, present participle raking it in, simple past and past participle raked it in)

  1. (slang) To make a lot of money.
    • Budget hotels are raking it in as business people feel the crunch.2008, The Observer, 5 Oct 08
    • Alas, geriatrics and convalescent homes, however regal, don't rake it in like moneyed metrosexuals.2006, The Guardian, 12 Aug 06

Forms of rake it in

third-person singular presentrakes it in
present participleraking it in
past participleraked it in
pastraked it in

Questions about rake it in

What does rake it in mean?
Rake it in means to make a lot of money.
What part of speech is rake it in?
Rake it in is a verb.
What is the past tense of rake it in?
The past tense of rake it in is raked it in.

Words near rake it in in the dictionary

  1. rakans
  2. rake
  3. rake 'n' scrape
  4. rake and scrape
  5. rake in
  6. rake it in
  7. rake off
  8. rake out
  9. rake over
  10. rake over old coals
  11. rake over the coals

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