"rake it in" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-rake it in.ogg Forms: rakes it in [present, singular, third-person], raking it in [participle, present], raked it in [participle, past], raked it in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=rake it in}} 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. Tags: slang Related terms: coin it

Inflected forms

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