cash cow
noun
1
: a consistently profitable business, property, or product whose profits are used to finance a company's investments in other areas
2
: one regarded or exploited as a reliable source of money
a singer deemed a cash cow for the record label
Examples of cash cow in a Sentence
The football team was a cash cow for the university.
The movie studio saw the actress as a cash cow.
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The decision will save UF another massive investment in overhauling its cash cow.
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
This cash cow stays well fed in all economic environments.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Investors will also want to know where airplane deliveries from here, including Boeing’s 737 Max cash cow.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
Even as Pixar was creating cash cow after cash cow, there was no sense that Disney leadership saw the value in fully absorbing the computer-animation studio.
—Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024
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Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024
This cash cow stays well fed in all economic environments.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Investors will also want to know where airplane deliveries from here, including Boeing’s 737 Max cash cow.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
Even as Pixar was creating cash cow after cash cow, there was no sense that Disney leadership saw the value in fully absorbing the computer-animation studio.
—Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 24 July 2024
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“Cash cow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20cow. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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