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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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Some schools have left non-revenue programs behind to direct resources to their cash cows.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
However, the concern would be that cheaper AI models lead to greater adoption among consumers, putting pressure on its cash cow Google Search business.
—Jeff Marks,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
Firstly, the cash cow – Keytruda – continued to gain market share with approval in more indications.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Some schools have left non-revenue programs behind to direct resources to their cash cows.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
However, the concern would be that cheaper AI models lead to greater adoption among consumers, putting pressure on its cash cow Google Search business.
—Jeff Marks,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 Jan. 2025
Firstly, the cash cow – Keytruda – continued to gain market share with approval in more indications.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for cash cow
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“Cash cow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cash%20cow. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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