money-spinning

chiefly British
as in lucrative
yielding a profit turning his stately ancestral home into a tourist attraction proved to be a money-spinning venture for the earl

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Adjective
  • Almost every startup founder dreams of explosive growth and a lucrative exit.
    Tima Bansal, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • In other words, competitors aren’t going to be bullied out of the market by Charter-Cox — especially in the lucrative mobile communications arena.
    Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • However, thankfully, the same companies that produced those chemicals, such as Dupont, found suitable and profitable alternatives.
    Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • But the Trump administration is jettisoning this profitable and steady business model in favor of one that reinforces the opposite cycle.
    Adam S. Posen, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
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“Money-spinning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/money-spinning. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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