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earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
this merger brought in lots of money
How much do you make a month in your new job?
He clears $5,000 each month
She earns a lot in her new job - submit (a verdict) to a court
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bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment
The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor
He brought in a new judge -
be sold for a certain price
The old print fetched a high price at the auction
The painting brought $10,000 -
transmit
The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine
How To Use bring in In A Sentence
- A few plum accents can bring in a note of elegance to any room; try a throw pillow or two, or a plum lampshade with a fringe?
- The huge amounts that this would bring in would allow the personal allowance to be raised by a couple of thousand, helping those on low and medium incomes.
- Nancy and Andy bring in Stevie for an emergency pediatrician visit on "Weeds" (Showtime at 10), only to turn on the television in the waiting room and learn that the feds are a little too close to catching their family. TV highlights: Monday, Oct.18, 2010
- But we also need to bring in some quality players and I want top-class competition in all positions.
- It's a clever business tactic: Not only is the donation tax-deductible, but participating nonprofits bring in their lists, and shoppers are incentivized to buy, knowing the profits go to worthy causes. Artful Style on the Bowery
- Cast not out the foul water till you bring in the clean.
- We shall have to bring in professional advisors to help us to cost out this job.
- For how are we to bring in the corn harvest with all those strong hands and strong arms gone?
- The Government needs to bring in more stringent punishments for drivers who flout the law. The Sun
- A good flood on Monday should bring in a lot more fish, and fishing should be good this week.
