bring in

Meaning

In professional environments, 'bring in' means to introduce something new like a policy or system, to hire or recruit an external expert to assist with a task, or to generate a specific amount of money or revenue.

Examples

• We decided to bring in a consultant to help us streamline our operations.

  We decided to bring in a consultant to help us streamline our operations.

• The new marketing campaign is expected to bring in thousands of new customers.

  The new marketing campaign is expected to bring in thousands of new customers.

• Management plans to bring in stricter security protocols starting next month.

  Management plans to bring in stricter security protocols starting next month.

• They managed to bring in over two million dollars in venture capital last quarter.

  They managed to bring in over two million dollars in venture capital last quarter.

• It is essential to bring in external legal counsel before signing the merger agreement.

  It is essential to bring in external legal counsel before signing the merger agreement.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We need to bring in to a new developer.

  ✓ We need to bring in a new developer.

  'Bring in' is a transitive phrasal verb. Do not place the preposition 'to' between the phrasal verb and its direct object.

• ✗ The new product brought in much of money.

  ✓ The new product brought in a lot of money.

  In positive declarative sentences, native speakers prefer 'a lot of money' or 'substantial revenue' over 'much of money'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• The board decided to ___ an outside auditor to review the financial statements.

  💡 hire or introduce

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  bring in

• How much revenue does this specific department ___ each quarter?

  💡 generate

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  bring in