cash cow

English - Turkish

Definition of cash cow in English Turkish dictionary

(Ticaret) sağmal inek

(Argo) Para kaynağı

nakit ineği

English - English

Definition of cash cow in English English dictionary

A product, service, or enterprise that generates ongoing, high net free cash flows

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.

Someone or something which is a dependable source of appreciable amounts of money; a moneymaker

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.

A steady dependable source of funds or income: “a collapse of its profitable cash cow, the clusters of word-processing machines” (Christian Science Monitor)

profitable enterprise, business that earns a lot of money

In business, a cash cow is a product or investment that steadily continues to be profitable. A steady dependable source of funds or income: "a collapse of its profitable cash cow, the clusters of word-processing machines" (Christian Science Monitor). something that a company sells very successfully and that brings in a lot of money

Related Terms

cash cows

plural form of cash cow

Turkish pronunciation

käş kau

Synonyms

angel, backer, golden goose, grubstaker, meal ticket, moneymaker, money-spinner, patron, source of steady profit, staker

Pronunciation

/ˈkasʜ ˈkou/ /ˈkæʃ ˈkaʊ/

Etymology

() An allusion to the dairy cow, which once acquired may be milked on an ongoing basis.