money-spinner

Reliable income source

A money-spinner is something that generates substantial profit, especially with minimal ongoing effort: The parking garage turned out to be a real money-spinner for the hospital.

The term is more common in British than American English.

A money-spinning venture is one that proves highly lucrative.

venture

enterprise

Commercial undertaking or initiative

bonanza · moneymaker · business · venture · trading · dealership · boutique · chain · outlet · firm

profitability

cashflow

Net money movement

jackpot · boon · gainful · remunerative · lucrative · fruitful · productive · minting · profitable · thriving

wealth

fortune

Wealth or destiny

abundance · treasure · inheritance · luxury · assets · endowment · hoard · solvency · patrimony · prosperity

investment

capital

Wealth used for investment

dividends · securities · equities · funds · real-estate · commodities · asset · savings · retirement · annuities

Opposites
financial outcome

money-spinnerloss-maker

Unprofitable enterprise

money pit · money-loser · white elephant · dead loss · lemon

resource consumption

money-spinnerbottomless pit

Inexhaustible void or cavity

albatross · liability · millstone · burden · cost center

Family

money, spin, spinning, spins, spinner, monetary, spinnable

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