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noun Informal.

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

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Words nearby cash cow

cash bar, cash basis, cashbook, cashbox, cash card, cash cow, cash crop, cash customer, cash desk, cash discount, cash dispenser

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How to use cash cow in a sentence

“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.
The Facebook and Google antitrust suits are a warning shot for all corporate giants—not just Big Tech|matthewheimer|December 10, 2020|Fortune
BERT, as noted above, now also powers Google search, the company’s cash cow.
We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google. Here’s what it says.|Karen Hao|December 5, 2020|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.
Cheatsheet: Discovery unveils Discovery+, its DTC streaming service|Tim Peterson|December 3, 2020|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.
Facebook confirms it has acquired Kustomer, sources say for $1B|Ingrid Lunden|November 30, 2020|TechCrunch

Still, Cape ended up publishing it in 1953 and in doing so created a cash cow for the publishing house.
The Mild-Mannered Poet Who Championed James Bond|Fiona Zublin|November 30, 2020|Ozy
One that they cannot cash in at the bank to pay for their flats.
One Vogue Cover Doesn’t Solve Fashion’s Big Race Problem|Danielle Belton|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Crain posted a cash bond of $102.50 apiece shortly before 1:30 P.M., and they returned to the Castle Hotel.
How Martin Luther King Jr. Influenced Sam Cooke’s ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’|Peter Guralnick|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mister Ham in need of cash: That is something a lot of people will not believe.
The Stacks: Sell the Overcoat, Keep the Dignity|Paul Hemphill|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hitchcock was quick to add he didn't see the cash exchange hands, but he doesn't doubt it happened.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He pointed a pistol at a grocery checkout woman and swiped whatever cash he could into his pockets before booking it.
Post Office Robbers More Wanted Than ISIS|M.L. Nestel|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Were you ever arrested, having in your custody another man's cash, and would rather go to gaol, than break it?
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
The “Compañia General de Tabacos” lost about ₱30,000 in cash in addition to the damage done to their offices and property.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
He had five girls by his first wife; there is no reason why this splendid cow I have picked out should not produce a dozen boys.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
There are no chains to my prison, no steel cuffs to gall the limbs, no guards to threaten and cow me.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Here the pair reached the "Dun Cow" and retired to their respective quarters.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

British Dictionary definitions for cash cow

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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cash cow

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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