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Verb: bring in
  1. Bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment
    "He brought in a new judge";
    - introduce
     
  2. Receive money in return for work; make a profit as the result of some business transaction
    "this merger brought in lots of money";
    - gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise [Brit], pull in [informal]
     
  3. Be sold for a certain price
    "The old print brought in a high price at the auction";
    - fetch, bring
     
  4. Submit (a verdict) to a court
     
  5. Convey
    "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine"

Derived forms: bringing in, brought in, brings in

Type of: acquire, carry, channel, conduct, convey, get, impart, present, submit, transmit

Encyclopedia: Bring in