cash cow

Definitions

1. A product, service, or enterprise that generates ongoing, high net free cash flows.
2. Someone or something which is a dependable source of appreciable amounts of money.
   broadly

Equivalents

Examples

“The managers of a cash cow are primarily responsible for the generation of cash, and they should in principle be willing to give⟳ cash away to those other businesses in the portfolio which need⟳ it most.”

“Hollinger International, the owner of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, claimed in the 175-page filing that its former chief executive had treated the company as his "cash cow".”

“Meanwhile, "Mr Spears is keen on protecting his cash cow, um, wife. Brit's bodyguards have⟳ been teaching Kev how to shoot⟳ a handgun," the New York Post⟳ says.”

“Many of the League Championship Series’ 10 teams are backed by billionaires who also own⟳ traditional U.S. sports teams. But the sport has not yet become⟳ a cash cow. To get⟳ in on League of Legends, teams had to pay⟳ Riot $10 million to $13 million.”

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