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cash cow

KASH kow

kæʃ kaʊ

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cashcow

Dictionary meaning

a business, product line, or asset that generates a steady, reliable, and substantial flow of income with minimal ongoing investment; derived from the agricultural image of a dairy cow that continues to produce milk day after day with low maintenance costs; in the Boston Consulting Group growth-share matrix, the cash cow quadrant describes mature businesses in slow-growth markets that generate high cash flows used to fund other parts of the business portfolio

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