🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

摇钱树

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yáo qián shù

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
moneymaker/ˈmʌniˌmeɪkər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这条产品线成了公司的摇钱树。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A product, business, or investment that generates a large amount of profit.

    "The new smartphone line has proven to be a real moneymaker for the company."
  2. 2

    A person who is very successful at making money.

    "He is a natural-born moneymaker with a knack for spotting profitable ventures."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Compound of 'money' (from Latin moneta) and 'maker' (from Old English macian). Used since the 16th century to describe a person who earns a lot of money, and later extended to things, products, or ideas that generate substantial profit.

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