cash cow

  • 1cash cow — A product, business, etc, that generates a continuous flow of money or a high proportion of overall profits is a cash cow …

    The small dictionary of idiomes

  • 2cash cow — cash ,cow noun count a product or business that earns a lot of money, especially when this money is used to pay for something else: Action films are the cash cows in the movie business …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 3cash cow — cash cows N COUNT In business, a cash cow is a product or investment that steadily continues to be profitable …

    English dictionary

  • 4cash cow — n something that a company sells very successfully and that brings in a lot of money …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 5cash cow — cash′ cow n. Slang. cvb inf any business venture, operation, or product that is a dependable source of income or profit • Etymology: 1970–75 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 6cash cow — n. Business Slang a profitable asset or resource, as a subsidiary company, producing excess funds that are used to finance investment in other areas, support unprofitable ventures, etc …

    English World dictionary

  • 7Cash cow — In business, a cash cow is a product or a business unit that generates unusually high profit margins: so high that it is responsible for a large amount of a company s operating profit. This profit far exceeds the amount necessary to maintain the… …

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  • 8cash cow — noun a project that generates a continuous flow of money • Syn: ↑moneymaker, ↑money spinner • Hypernyms: ↑project, ↑projection * * * noun : something (as an established product or corporate division) that yields a dependable profit wi …

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  • 9Cash cow — A company that pays out all earnings per share to stockholders as dividends. Or, a company or division of a company that generates a steady and significant amount of free cash flow. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * cash cow ˈcash cow… …

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  • 10cash cow — A company that pays out most of its earnings per share to stockholders as dividends. Or, a company or division of a company that generates a steady and significant amount of free cash flows.. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * cash cow ˈcash… …

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