English
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Etymology
A reference to the dairy cow, which once aquired may be milked on an ongoing basis.
Noun
en-noun|sg=cash cow
- idiom A product, service, or business that generates ongoing, high profit compared to its cost; a moneymaker.
#:DVD versions of old movies are presumably major cash cows for the companies that own them.
Translations
trans-top|something that generates profit
Dutch: melkkoe
Russian: дойна� ко�ова f
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Spanish: fuente de ingresos f, mina f
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ru:cash cow
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