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brought in

VERB

make a profit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquire bring cost earn fetch get pay produce sell yield

WEAK

accrue be worth bear gain gross make realize return

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail leave lose refuse surrender

WEAK

decrease

Example Sentences

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The reboot of the 2000s-era franchise — or “rebootiquel,” as the movie calls itself — brought in $55 million in the U.S. and Canada for a worldwide total of $105.5 million, according to studio estimates.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

After bounced checks, he brought in the county sheriff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The debt was incurred before the current, highly respected management company was brought in.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

An auction with an array of memorabilia from Marilyn Monroe's estate and friends has already brought in thousands of dollars in bids on the 100th anniversary of her birth.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Some of the boys brought out the ice chests from his front room, loaded them with the fish we’d brought in, arranged ice chunks over the top, and returned them to the room.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo