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動詞

rake in (三人称単数 現在形 rakes in, 現在分詞 raking in, 過去形および過去分詞形 raked in)

1. (literally) to collect something such as leaves into a pile, often with a rake
2. (figurative, colloquial) to receive or to collect a large quantity of (something, especially money)
   • 2023 August 17, Aditya Chakrabortty, “Can’t pay and they really do take it away: what happens when the bailiffs come knocking”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     A letter demanding payment costs her £75. A knock on the door from a company representative: another £235. Taking her car: an extra £110. Then there’s a daily storage charge, so that she pays £24 for every day she can’t drive. These were fees set by the government, using the industry’s sums. The result is that the firms chasing some of the poorest people in the country can rake in handsome profit margins.