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pull down sth

Phrasal Verb with pull
 
 
/pʊl/ verb [T]

Definition

informal
to earn money: Most top executives pull down salaries the rest of us can only dream of. A single one of his paintings can pull down over a million dollars.
(Definition of pull down sth from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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