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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“We need you to bring in a ton of money from people who owe it. Not a ton of technology.”
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
And then we bring in professional lighting, we bring in a professional photographer, and we figure out how to shoot one person alone or 18 people together.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
She is calling on Channel 4 to bring in external investigators to assess the show's welfare system.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
"Instead of controlling gene activity, it's physically going to sites of DNA damage and helping bring in repair proteins."
From Science Daily • May 17, 2026
“My uncle says we need to have a segment with the park to bring in the fire aspect of the story. I heard that you...work there. Could you ask if we can film there?”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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