"rake in" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: rakes in [present, singular, third-person], raking in [participle, present], raked in [participle, past], raked in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} rake in (third-person singular simple present rakes in, present participle raking in, simple past and past participle raked in)
  1. (literally) To collect something such as leaves into a pile, often with a rake. Tags: literally Synonyms: rake up Related terms: rake it in
    Sense id: en-rake_in-en-verb-jo1G9FwF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 52 48
  2. (figuratively, colloquial) To receive or to collect a large quantity of (something, especially money). Tags: colloquial, figuratively Hypernyms: take in, earn Translations (to receive): zgarniać [imperfective] (Polish), zgarnąć [perfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-rake_in-en-verb-RS0UmNyk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'to receive': 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (to collect): zgarniać [imperfective] (Polish), zgarnąć [perfective] (Polish)
Disambiguation of 'to collect': 52 48

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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