"money-spinner" meaning in All languages combined

See money-spinner on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: money-spinners [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} money-spinner (plural money-spinners)
  1. (UK, Australia) Something that generates a continuous income. Tags: Australia, UK
    Sense id: en-money-spinner-en-noun-hLbROx8m Categories (other): Australian English, British English
  2. A money spider. Categories (lifeform): Spiders
    Sense id: en-money-spinner-en-noun-1tDiMO-i Disambiguation of Spiders: 18 82 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cash cow

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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