money-maker

Profitable venture source

A money-maker is something or someone that generates profit or income.

A business's money-maker is its most profitable product or service: That software became the company's biggest money-maker.

A person who earns well is a money-maker: She's the money-maker in the family.

In slang, money-maker refers playfully to the body, especially the hips or buttocks: Shake your money-maker.

lucrative

goldmine

Rich ore deposit

bread-and-butter · breadwinner · earner · plum · boon · moneyspinner · rainmaker · blockbuster · bestseller · hit

business

enterprise

Commercial undertaking or initiative

entrepreneurship · commerce · retail · trade · industry · marketplace · merchandising · conglomerate · multinational · firm

wealth

affluence

Abundance of money

opulence · luxury · millionaire · billionaire · tycoon · magnate · mogul · plutocrat · fat-cat · moneybags

investment

portfolio

Collected works or assets

real-estate · equity · securities · commodities · 401(k) · IRA · annuities · brokerage · royalties · licensing

Opposites
financial productivity

money-makermoney pit

Endlessly expensive undertaking

drain · loss-maker · resource drain · sinkhole · white elephant

economic viability

money-makerloss-maker

Unprofitable enterprise

failure · flop · bust · lemon · turkey

personal financial contribution

money-makerfreeloader

One exploiting others' generosity

moocher · dependent · leech · spendthrift · sponge

Family

moneymaker

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G