cash cow

Etymology
An allusion to the dairy cow, who once acquired (and having given birth) may be milked on an ongoing basis.

Noun

 * 1)  A product, service, or enterprise that generates ongoing, high net free cash flows.
 * 2)  Someone or something which is a dependable source of appreciable amounts of money.
 * 1)  Someone or something which is a dependable source of appreciable amounts of money.
 * 1)  Someone or something which is a dependable source of appreciable amounts of money.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,, 肥羊
 * Danish: pengemaskine, malkeko
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian: mucca da mungere
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: melkeku, mjølkeku
 * Nynorsk: mjølkeku
 * Polish:, żyła złota
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: Melkkuh, Milchkuh,
 * Polish:, żyła złota