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bring_in
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[ verb ] bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment
Synonyms Examples "He brought in a new judge" "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor" Used in print (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)The judge became ill just as the Colfax_District_Court convened , no substitute was brought_in , no criminal cases heard , only 5 out of 122 cases docketed were tried , and court adjourned sine_die after sitting a_few days instead_of the usual three weeks . (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)For a time following the abandonment of the local plant , electric_current for Manchester was brought_in from the south with an emergency tie-in with the Vermont_Marble_Company system to_the_north . (John Hazard Wildman, "Take It Off," The Arizona...)he liked children , in a loathsome kind of way ; the two youngest in our family always had to be brought_in and put_through tricks for his entertainment . |
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[ verb ] earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
Examples "How much do you make a month in your new job?" "She earns a lot in her new job" "this merger brought in lots of money" "He clears $5,000 each month" Used in print (Orlin J. Scoville, Part-Time Farming...)In deciding how much land you want , take_into_account the amount you 'll need to bring_in the income you expect . |
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[ verb ] (business) be sold for a certain price
Examples "The painting brought $10,000" "The old print fetched a high price at the auction" Used in print (Newark Evening News...)Rembrandt 's `` Aristotle Contemplating Bust of Homer '' brought $ 2300000 at auction the other night . Related terms |
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[ verb ] submit (a verdict) to a court
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[ verb ] as of sounds or images
Examples "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine" Related terms |
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