Wiktionary
vb. 1 To introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation. 2 To introduce a person or group of people to an organisation. 3 To earn money for a company or for the family. 4 To return a verdict in a court of law. 5 To move something indoors.
WordNet
v. bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment; "He brought in a new judge"; "The new secretary introduced a nasty rumor" [syn: introduce]
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "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" [syn: gain, take in, clear, make, earn, realize, realise, pull in]
be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction" [syn: fetch, bring]
submit (a verdict) to a court
transmit; "The microphone brought in the sounds from the room next to mine"
Usage examples of "bring in".
After which, nothing seemed to be left but for the cor-oner to bring in a verdict of Death by Misadventure and for the widow to send in her claim to the Insurance Com-pany, when Dr.
At least the battalion's corpsmen, assisted by the spaceport rescue teams, had been able to bring in the wounded.
So, when you two left the room later, to bring in more cold beer and sodas, I took it over and switched it with one of those on the shelf.
Deringhouse dispatched two of his detachment to bring in the soldier they had captured first and who had given them the information about his present position.
Perhaps it had been difficult to bring in their regulars on short notice even for double pay.
It built the facility in which the hostages were ultimately held, and apparently used the 'heavy construction equipment' cover to bring in the combat equipment it required for its intended operation.
Who could better handle our problem at Hermes, which includes the need not to bring in an army-sized team?
If you can't see a main chance like this you oughtn't to be running the operation, and I'd better bring in somebody who can.