cash cow
Reliable revenue source
A cash cow is a business, product, or investment that generates steady, reliable profit with minimal effort or additional investment.
The term comes from dairy farming, where a mature cow produces milk consistently without much intervention.
In business strategy, cash cows are typically established products in mature markets that fund newer ventures.
The company's flagship software became a cash cow that financed all their experimental projects.
Highly profitable venture
- goldmineRich ore deposit
- lucrativeYielding substantial profit
- moneymakerSource of income
- bankableLikely to succeed financially
income stream · revenue source · earnings · gravy train · breadwinner · meal ticket · golden goose · bonanza
Continuous source of earnings
- profit centerBusiness segment generating income
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
- market leaderDominant industry competitor
- franchiseLicensed business operation
monopoly · licensing · royalties · dividends · blue chip · mainstay · pillar · anchor
Collected works or assets
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- capitalWealth used for investment
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
bonds · securities · funds · asset · wealth · blue-chip · mutual funds · endowment
Of the cattle family
- dairyMilk-based foods collectively
- udderMammalian mammary organ
- milkingExtracting animal dairy fluid
- herdGrazing animals together
pasture · farmer · livestock · cattle · graze · barn · feed · fatted calf
Fixed, not fluctuating
- dependableWorthy of trust
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- stableSecure and unchanging
- secureProtected from harm
proven · resilient · robust · unfailing · predictable · low-maintenance · guaranteed · mature
money-spinner
Highly profitable venture
- goldmineRich ore deposit
- lucrativeYielding substantial profit
- moneymakerSource of income
bankable · income stream · revenue source · earnings · gravy train · breadwinner · meal ticket · golden goose · bonanza · windfall
revenue stream
Continuous source of earnings
- profit centerBusiness segment generating income
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
- market leaderDominant industry competitor
franchise · monopoly · licensing · royalties · dividends · blue chip · mainstay · pillar · anchor · subsidiary
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
- capitalWealth used for investment
stocks · bonds · securities · funds · asset · wealth · blue-chip · mutual funds · endowment · yield
bovine
Of the cattle family
herd · pasture · farmer · livestock · cattle · graze · barn · feed · fatted calf
steady
Fixed, not fluctuating
- dependableWorthy of trust
- consistentNot varying or contradicting
- stableSecure and unchanging
secure · proven · resilient · robust · unfailing · predictable · low-maintenance · guaranteed · mature · established
- farm idiomsmake hay while the sun shines, cream of the crop, put the cart before the horse, buy the farm, put out to pasture
- prosperitywealth, riches, fortune, success, abundance
- money idiomsarm and a leg, break the bank, penny pincher, cheapskate, tightwad
- trading slangbull, short, long, dip, pump
- easy moneyeasy money, quick buck, windfall, gravy train, free lunch
- Wall Streetstock market, bond market, stocks, shares, Wall Street
cash cowmoney pit
Endlessly expensive undertaking
bottomless pit · loss leader · white elephant · albatross · boondoggle
cash cowdog
Domesticated barking mammal
money pit · resource drain · question mark · problem child · star
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