a cash cow

뜻

a reliable source of profit

꾸준히 수익을 내는 원천.

예문

1. 1The parking business became a cash cow, earning steady profits with little extra investment.
2. 2They used their most reliable product as a cash cow to fund new research.
3. 3That old software is a cash cow: yearly subscriptions still generate enormous profits.
4. 4Why close a cash cow that earns enough to support the entire business?
5. 5The rental property is a cash cow, generating reliable monthly profits rather than sitting idle as a reserve.

문법

셀 수 있는 명사구이다. 단수에서는 관사를 쓰고, 복수에서는 cow를 cows로 바꾼다.

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