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golden goose

NOUN
cash cow
Synonyms
STRONGEST
moneymaker
WEAK
angel backer grubstaker meal ticket money-spinner patron source of steady profit staker
NOUN
gold mine
Synonyms
WEAK
Eldorado Golconda bonanza cash cow goose that laid the golden egg gravy train license to print money mother lode rich lode source of supply vein very profitable venture

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Its portfolio companies have included the luxury sneaker-maker Golden Goose, SpaceX, “Fortnite” videogame developer Epic Games and TikTok parent ByteDance, according to a fundraising document viewed by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The problem is you’re trying to grab a golden egg and you’re killing the golden goose. It’s counterproductive.”

From Barron's

It was a terrible time for the Ivy League’s golden goose to stop laying eggs.

From The Wall Street Journal

But OpenAI’s golden goose is not selling fancy coding software to businesses.

From Slate

SpaceX has long been considered a golden goose by IPO bankers.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.