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cash cow
noun[ C ]
business specializeduk /ˈkæʃ ˌkaʊ/ us /ˈkæʃ ˌkaʊ/
a product or service that makes a lot of money over a long period of time for the company that sells it, often money that is used to support the company's other activities: 摇钱树，最赚钱的商品
The studios discovered that movie rentals were an even bigger cash cow than movie tickets.电影公司发现，电影租赁是比电影票更大的摇钱树。
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cash cow | Business English
cash cow
noun[ C ]
ukus
FINANCE
a business, product, or service that makes a large profit, often used to make money to support other business activities:
Hong Kong Telecom has been a cash cow, thanks to a huge number of international calls.
MARKETING
a product that has a large share of a market that is growing very little
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