🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

vache à lait

Pronunciation / Transliteration: vache a lait

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
moneymaker/ˈmʌniˌmeɪkər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Ce nouveau produit est une vraie vache à lait pour notre entreprise."

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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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