cash cow

noun

, Informal.

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

cash cow

noun

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

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.

Example Sentences

“Instead of competing on the merits, Facebook used its power to suppress competition so it could take advantage of users and make billions by converting personal data into a cash cow,” James said.

From Fortune

BERT, as noted above, now also powers Google search, the company’s cash cow.

From MIT Technology Review

Because of that, Discovery has to build up its streaming business in a way that won’t cannibalize its linear cash cow.

From Digiday

It will also give the company a stronger shot at a newer revenue stream to complement advertising, which remains its biggest cash cow by a big margin.

From TechCrunch

Still, Cape ended up publishing it in 1953 and in doing so created a cash cow for the publishing house.

From Ozy

It is a cash cow, handed billions by TV networks and rewarding its sponsors with huge ratings and ever growing revenues.

From The Daily Beast

Nonetheless, a battle-ready J-31 could still be a cash cow, and a good way for China to make friends.

From The Daily Beast

The original cash cow of the Murdoch newspapers was his red-top daily, The Sun.

From The Daily Beast

The show was an instant hit and a cash cow for Walters and ABC, but lately the franchise has been running out of steam.

From The Daily Beast

The construction industry is still a huge cash cow for the yakuza and they are estimated to consume 5% of annual profits.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• moneymaker