bring in
Britishverb
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to yield (income, profit, or cash)
his investments brought him in £100
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to produce or return (a verdict)
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to put forward or introduce (a legislative bill, etc)
Example Sentences
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In its updated IPO filing, SpaceX disclosed new contracts with Anthropic and Google that could bring in $26 billion in revenue annually.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
The commission said these measures were expected to raise about £248m, with councils forecast to bring in a further £1.2bn from fees and other charges such as for leisure centres and some refuse services.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Truist Securities recently estimated that subscriptions could bring in $20 billion of high-margin revenue annually by 2030.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
On the other, they might inadvertently bring in a disease or bacteria.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
This surprised me, as I didn't know magazines bought stories in lots of six, and I was staggered by the thought of the amount of money six stories would probably bring in.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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