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rake sth in

phrasal verb with rake
 
 
/reɪk/ verb

Definition

to earn or get a large amount of money: He rakes in over £100,000 a year. She's really raking it in (= making a lot of money).Earning money and money earned
(Definition of rake sth in from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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