transitive verb
1. : to produce by way of profit or return
each sale brought in about five dollars
2. obsolete : to gain an introduction (as to a club) or a place of favor for
3. : to enable (a man on base) to reach home plate (as by a hit)
his two-bagger brought in three men and tied the score
4. : to introduce (as a bill in a legislature or a point into a discussion)
members appointed to prepare and bring in the bill — T.E.May
5. : to report to or lay before a court or other legal body
the jury brought in a verdict
bring in a writ of habeas corpus
6.
a. : to cause to produce or be productive (as an oil well)
b. : to win tricks with the long cards of (a suit) in whist or bridge
7.
a. : earn
he brings in a good salary each week
b. : to finish with (as a score)
the golfer brought in a 268 for 72 holes of play