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cash cow

noun

Informal.

any business venture, operation, or product that is a dependable source of income or profit.

cash cow

noun

a product, acquisition, etc, that produces a steady flow of cash, esp one with a well-known brand name commanding a high market share

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Idioms and Phrases

A dependable source of profit, as in The small-appliance division is this company's cash cow . Although this precise term dates only from about 1970, milch cow was used in exactly the same way from 1601.

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Example Sentences

"Welsh government is discouraging the whole industry," he claimed, accusing ministers of seeing it as a "cash cow to be milked".

From BBC

Fight novelty act and undisputed cash cow Jake Paul or agree to a multi-fight deal with Riyadh Season under the auspices of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority.

From Los Angeles Times

Will cash cow music labels also pivot to a new model after heavily relying on TikTok's rapidly moving algorithm to discover artists and promote their superstars like Taylor Swift?

From Salon

TCS is today India’s largest IT services company and the cash cow of the Tata Group, contributing to three-quarters of its revenue.

From BBC

Hollywood has long been a cash cow for the Democrats, but has turned away from President Biden in recent weeks.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

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