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When you're the cash cow that lays the golden goose egg, people are always going to cheer you on, whatever.
Noel Gallagher

Meaning of "cash cow" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CASH COW

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CASH COW

noun
adjective
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adverb
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cash cow is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CASH COW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cash cow

Cash cow is business jargon for a business venture that generates a steady return of profits that far exceed the outlay of cash required to acquire or start it. Many businesses attempt to create or acquire such ventures, since they can be used to boost a company's overall income and to support less profitable endeavors.

Definition of cash cow in the English dictionary

The definition of cash cow in the dictionary is a product, acquisition, etc, that produces a steady flow of cash, esp one with a well-known brand name commanding a high market share.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CASH COW

cash account
cash advance
cash bar
cash bonus
cash card
cash crop
cash dealings
cash deficit
cash desk
cash discount
cash dispenser
cash economy
cash flow
cash holdings
cash in
cash in hand
cash income
cash limit
cash machine
cash mob

WORDS THAT END LIKE CASH COW

ant cow
Bercow
brown cow
cow
Cracow
dairy cow
empty cow
killcow
milch cow
moo-cow
Moscow
mudscow
sacred cow
scow
sea cow
springing cow
supercow
worricow

Synonyms and antonyms of cash cow in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cash cow» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CASH COW

Find out the translation of cash cow to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cash cow from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cash cow» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

摇钱树
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vaca de efectivo
570 millions of speakers

English

cash cow
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नकद गाय
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بقرة حلوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дойная корова
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vaca de dinheiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নগদ গরু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vache à lait
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lembu tunai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Cash-Cow
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドル箱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

현금 소
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Awis sapi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

con bò sữa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பண மாட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोख गाय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nakit inek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vacca da mungere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dojną krową
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дійна корова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vacă bună de muls
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγελάδα μετρητών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kontant koei
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kassako
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cash cow
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cash cow

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CASH COW»

The term «cash cow» is regularly used and occupies the 76.334 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CASH COW» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cash cow

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2 QUOTES WITH «CASH COW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cash cow.
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Jim Cantalupo
Some of the analysts were saying, Now you're a cash cow, there's no growth at all, pay it all out in dividends, give me it all, you can't invest wisely.
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Noel Gallagher
When you're the cash cow that lays the golden goose egg, people are always going to cheer you on, whatever.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CASH COW»

Discover the use of cash cow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cash cow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Make Money Online - Online Affiliate Guide: Building an ...
The book also details how to create content that converts which is a skill many affiliates lack. The book guides “wannabe” affiliates through their first year detailing all techniques and processes required in a step by step manner.
Antony Barlow, 2012
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Understanding Advocacy, Loyalty and Committment. Loyalty - A ...
Facing an increasing competition for customers, Relationship Marketing has been acknowledged by many researchers and practitioners as “the new othodoxy” (Petrof, 1997).
Judith Hoffmann, 2006
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Cash Cow Craze
Foreword. How many of us are happy with our working lives? Is it what you have always wanted or are you looking for something better? Most of us want that freedom from the rat race, from our bosses. Financial freedom is what everyone is  ...
Lue W
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Clickbank Cash Cow Secrets:
Digital World inc. Terms and Conditions LEGAL NOTICE The Publisher has strivedtobeas accurate and complete as possible in the creation of this report, notwithstanding the fact that hedoesnot warrantor represent at any time that the contents ...
Digital World inc, 2014
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The Photography of the Canadian War Records Office: Art's ...
In examining the extent to which this idea was true, this project explores several areas: the early history of photography and its use in Canada prior to 1914; the photographers of the First World War; the organizations which employed the ...
Sarah J. Leslie, 2007
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Management of Technology and Operations
Each cash cow product generates a surplus cash, whereas each question mark product consumes net additional resources. The star products can also require additional resources if the firm is bullish on the future potential of these products.
R. Ray Gehani, 1998
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MKTG
Charles W. Lamb. The strategy for a cash cow is to maintain market dominance. 0.1x Market share dominance (share relative to largest competitor) Price is an important competitive weapon. < Approximate return on ...
Charles W. Lamb, 2009
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Cash Cows, Pigs and Jackpots: The Simplest Personal Finance ...
in the temporary tax refund you receive for the contributions. They are cash pigs as we make contributions to them. The payoff comes after we retire. When we start drawing money out of them, they fit the definition of a cash cow. Obviously just ...
David Trahair, 2012
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Brand Leadership: Building Assets In an Information Economy
Cash Cow Brands Strategic, linchpin, and silver-bullet brands involve investment and active management so that they can fulfill their strategic mission. A cash-cow brand, in contrast, is a brand with a significant customer base that does not ...
David A. Aaker, Erich Joachimsthaler, 2009
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The Cancer Odyssey
Chemo: The Cash Cow of the Cancer Industry “In business, a cash cow is a product or a business unit that generates unusually high profit margins: so high that it is responsible for a large amount of a company's operating profit. This profit far ...
Margaret Brennan Mba, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CASH COW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cash cow is used in the context of the following news items.
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China's iQiyi sees self-produced content as next cash cow as online …
Online video provider iQiyi said on Tuesday that its mobile app has become the most popular free app on the China Apple App Store, with ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
2
State of Origin 2015: Why league can't afford to fiddle with Origin …
Origin is by far the biggest cash cow the game has when the rights for the 2018-22 seasons are sold, possibly later this year. Origin games ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
FROM THE WINGS The Gold Cup: CONCACAF's cash cow
The Gold Cup ostensibly started out as a way to give the tiny Caribbean and Central American nations a reason to keep a national team alive in ... «New England Soccer News, Jul 15»
4
'Zoo' Promises to be Gigantic Cash Cow for CBS
CBS' (CBS - Get Report) Zoo, which is scheduled for its second episode on Tuesday, appears poised to give the network that rare ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
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Cash cow or money pit?: Walker County Commissioner Bebe …
Staff photo by Doug Strickland A wedding party enters the barn at Mountain Cove Farms on Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Chickamauga, Ga. «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jul 15»
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Top Gear: Jeremy Clarkson sacking killed £500m BBC cash cow
THE BBC'S sacking of Jeremy Clarkson was savaged today after an Express.co.uk investigation showed the corporation had killed off a £500 ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Found: a cash cow
Mohali, July 2: Punjab has been given a fresh reason to drink - for the sake of its cows. The state is imposing a "cow cess" on the sale of every ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»
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Massive surplus for cash cow charter
Massive surplus for cash cow charter. A Whangarei charter school has banked an operating surplus of more than $2.4million, thanks to funding ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jun 15»
9
Why Cash-Cow ESPN Is Becoming a Drag on Disney
But ESPN, which is a cash cow for Disney, got a bit of a short shrift in the quarter. Its earnings performance appears to be enough of a concern ... «TheStreet.com, Jun 15»
10
Travelling toilet a cash cow for relay
JUST VISITING: Mark Rosenow (left) of Edgar's Newsagency can see the funny side of having a toilet bowl delivered to his business as a ... «Wangaratta Chronicle, Jun 15»

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