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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvaca lechera
Pronunciation / Transliteration: baka lechera
"La división de teléfonos móviles es la vaca lechera de la empresa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A business, product, or asset that produces a steady, reliable stream of income or profit.
"The company's original software product remains a cash-cow that funds their new research."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 1970s by the Boston Consulting Group, referencing the metaphor of a dairy cow that is milked for a reliable and continuous supply of milk with little additional cost.
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vache à lait
Transliteration: vach a lay
"Cette filiale est la véritable vache à lait du groupe."
Cashcow
Transliteration: kesh-kau
"Die ältere Produktreihe erweist sich als stabile Cashcow."
mucca da mungere
Transliteration: mukka da mundjere
"Quel videogioco è diventato una vera mucca da mungere per lo studio."
vaca lechera
Transliteration: baka lechera
"La división de teléfonos móviles es la vaca lechera de la empresa."
vaca leiteira
Transliteration: vaka leiteira
"Aquele produto tornou-se a vaca leiteira da corporação."
मुनाफे की गाय
Transliteration: munafe ki gay
"यह नई परियोजना कंपनी के लिए मुनाफे की गाय साबित होगी।"
摇钱树
Transliteration: yáo qián shù
"这个老牌游戏系列一直是公司的摇钱树。"
캐시카우
Transliteration: kaeshi-kau
"그 사업부는 회사의 확실한 캐시카우 역할을 하고 있다."
金の生の木
Transliteration: kane no naru ki
Script: 金の生る木
"その古い製品はいまでも会社の金の生る木である。"
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