Definitions for raking
rak·ing

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1. rakingnoun

   The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake.

2. rakingnoun

   A space gone over with a rake; also, the work done, or the quantity of hay, grain, etc., collected, by going once over a space with a rake.

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1. Raking

   Raking (also called "raking ratio estimation" or "iterative proportional fitting") is the statistical process of adjusting data sample weights of a contingency table to match desired marginal totals.

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1. Raking

   of Rake

2. Rakingnoun

   the act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake

3. Rakingnoun

   a space gone over with a rake; also, the work done, or the quantity of hay, grain, etc., collected, by going once over a space with a rake

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. raking

   Cannonading a ship, so that the shot shall range in the direction of her whole length between decks, called a raking fire; and is similar to military enfilading.

Anagrams for raking »

1. kangri

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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of raking in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of raking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of raking in a Sentence

1. David Sipunzi:

   We expect them to meet our demands. Eighty percent of just over 5,000 rand is not too much. The CEOs are raking in millions. But the indications are that they are going to plead poverty, nothing has changed. We are still being paid under the apartheid wage structure.

2. Marcelene Cox:

   Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves.

3. Walter Abrams:

   See, most gamblers, when they go to gamble, they go to win. When we go to gamble, we go to lose. Subconsciously. Me, I never feel better than when they’re raking the chips away; not bringing them in.

4. Sheldon Whitehouse:

   We have evidence to show that Wall Street is raking in hundreds of millions in tax credits each year for pollution reductions they aren't coming close to delivering in the real world, that's a massive boondoggle for taxpayers, a blow to air quality and Americans' health, and a setback for our climate.

5. Israel Klein:

   It’s really a money making venture, they’re raking in the dollars and it’s an extreme abuse of power.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Raking
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raking
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raking
4. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=raking