Cash Cow

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🗓️ Idiom: Cash Cow (n)

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💬 Meaning

• A business, product, or investment that consistently generates a large amount of profit over time.
• It requires little effort or cost to maintain but provides reliable and steady income.

🧠 Example Sentences

• Their old software system is still a cash cow for the company.
• The coffee franchise became a cash cow after expanding nationwide.
• Even though it’s outdated, that product line remains a cash cow.

🏛️ Origin

The idiom comes from farming, where a dairy cow provides milk daily with minimal ongoing effort. In business, a “cash cow” refers to a reliable source of profit that requires little additional investment.

📝 Practice Exercises

1. Fill in the blank:

For years, the streaming service has been the company’s __________ cow.

Answer

cash

2. Choose the correct meaning of “cash cow”:

A) A risky business venture
B) A consistent source of profit
C) A heavily indebted company

Answer

B) A consistent source of profit

3. Rewrite the sentence using: Cash Cow

“Their smartphone app is earning steady profits with little extra effort.”

Answer

Their smartphone app is a cash cow.

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