bring sb/sth in

bring sb/sth in
Ⅰ.
UK US bring sb/sth in
Phrasal Verb with bring({{}}/brɪŋ/ verb [T] (brought, brought)
to attract somebody or something to a place or business: »

We're hoping that the price reductions will bring in the customers.

»

The new sales team has brought in a lot of new business.

Ⅱ.
UK US bring sth in
Phrasal Verb with bring({{}}/brɪŋ/ verb [T] (brought, brought)
to introduce something new such as a product or a law: »

New safety regulations have been brought in.

to make a particular amount of money: »

The merger should bring in more than $300m of extra sales revenue.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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