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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

rake it in en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (slang) To make a lot of money.
    • Alas, geriatrics and convalescent homes, however regal, don't rake it in like moneyed metrosexuals. 2006, The Guardian, 12 Aug 06:
    • Budget hotels are raking it in as business people feel the crunch. 2008, The Observer, 5 Oct 08:
    • [I've l]ooted them all, brought back heirlooms By the ton, and handed it all over To Atreus' son, who hung back in camp Raking it in and distributing damn little. 1997, Stanley Lombardo, tr. Homer, The Iliad, page 169:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
raked it in Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
raked it in Tense=Past lexicographic
raking it in Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
rakes it in Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

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