transitive. To levy (a tax, etc.); to collect (a rent, a tax, etc.); to obtain, come by, make (money, profit, etc.). Also with †on (a person). Cf. f…

To raise (a sum of money) as a profit or rent; to collect (the amount of) a debt; also, to take the revenues of (land). Obsolete.

transitive. To bring into one's possession, acquire. In later use esp.: to earn or obtain (money) (cf. to pull down 5 at phrasal verbs).

transitive. To take or get back; to recoup, make good. Obsolete.

To bring (money) into the purse or pocket.

To furnish or produce as profit, bring in.

To bring into being or existence. transitive. Of a country, region, process, etc.: to give forth, yield, furnish, supply; (of a person or community)…

transitive. To prove a satisfactory return or equivalent for (an expenditure, effort, etc.). Obsolete.

transitive. To get in, gather in, collect. In some uses perhaps extended from sense 3a. Obsolete.

transitive. To bring in or yield (a revenue).

transitive. Of a person, organization, etc.: to gain (an amount of money) as a net sum or as clear profit; to succeed in achieving (a specified…

transitive. To produce or bring in (a sum) as rent. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. Of property, capital, etc.: to bring (a specified amount of money or interest) when sold or invested; to fetch (an amount) as a price…

transitive. Of money invested, a commodity, etc.: to be the means of producing (an income, interest, etc.). Also of a person: to receive (an…

transitive. To yield (an amount) in return; to make back.