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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

She was brought in to kill it, and she’s been doing exactly that.”

From Los Angeles Times • 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

It was brought in to balance out the highly cyclical sales and earnings from chips, but now that segment is getting overrun by AI chip sales.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The boatman plied his homemade nets not far from shore and brought in fat bream and tiger fish.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer