bring sth in
— phrasal verb with bring uk/brɪŋ/us/brɪŋ/verb [ T ] brought, brought
(INTRODUCE)
to introduce something new such as a product or a law:
New safety regulations have been brought in.
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- The building industry brought in rules to protect customers from sharp practice.
- There's a good case against bringing in new regulations.
- Stringent safety regulations were brought in after the accident.
- Such unpopular legislation is unlikely to be brought in before the next election.
- Stringent measures were brought in so that the government could balance its budget.
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Starting and beginning
- be in the first flush of idiom
- become
- begin
- branch out
- break into sth
- export
- ground
- incipient
- initiator
- instate
- introduce
- kick
- kick-start
- strike
- swing into action idiom
- touch sth off
- train
- trigger
- wade in
- weave
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(MONEY)
to make money:
Their chain of restaurants brings in millions of dollars a year.
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- The company employs 1,400 people and brings in about $240 million a year in sales.
- The new product brought in $77 million last year.
- Despite a promising start, the company brought in less than £20,000 this year.
- It's a terrible movie yet it brought in $200 million.
- The new product has been incredibly successful, bringing in about £1 million a month.
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Earning money
- bank
- base pay
- be quids in idiom
- black money
- blast
- bread
- bread and butter
- breadwinner
- danger money
- draw
- earn
- fundraiser
- honorarium
- income
- money for old rope idiom
- payday
- payroll
- pickings
- strike pay
- venal
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