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rake
rake rake [reɪk] verb FINANCE
rake something → in phrasal verb [transitive]
to obtain money, profits etc in large amounts:

• Batman merchandise raked in an estimated $500 million in retail sales while it was hot.

rake something → off phrasal verb [transitive]
to take a share of someone's profits, sometimes secretly or dishonestly:

• The owners of the pub chain hope to rake off a large cut of the bigger discounts it negotiates with beer suppliers.

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rake UK US /reɪk/ verb
rake sb over the coals — Cf. rake sb over the coals

Financial and business terms. 2012.