Meaning:
A cash cow refers to someone or something that generates a steady return of profits; a moneymaker.
Examples:
- That is how we have become the cash cow of the Vatican.
- The large GCOS servers installed in current customers’ businesses are an important cash cow.
- Although the agricultural budget needs to take into account unforeseen situations, even in the case of a surplus, I have some objections to it perpetually being used as a cash cow to cover any unforeseen event.