money printer
- noun
- Informal
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máquina de hacer dinero
- With his latest investment strategy, he has become a real money printer, generating profits effortlessly.
Donald Trump has the potential to say, look, Powell, you're fired unless you get rates down rapidly and you turn the money printer back on.
- Donald Trump has the potential to say, look, Powell, you're fired unless you get rates down rapidly and you turn the money printer back on.
Examples
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He's just a money printer!
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The Fed tries to help basically the losers, but what then happens is when you turn on the money printer, we already know what happens.
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Donald Trump has the potential to say, look, Powell, you're fired unless you get rates down rapidly and you turn the money printer back on.
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Many entrepreneurs dream of finding a money printer in the form of a business that requires little work for high returns.
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The automatic trading software acted as a money printer, delivering consistent earnings without much oversight.
Synonyms
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A project or business that earns a lot of money regularly
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Money someone earns with little work
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A business or product that makes a lot of money easily
A situation that lets someone make a lot of money with little work
Easy pay you get with little or no work
Easy extra pay for very little work
A business or product that makes a lot of money
Antonyms
How Profitable
- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
money + printer
The meaning is directly built from 'money' (currency) + 'printer' (something that prints): a reader can infer 'something that produces money' which maps straightforwardly to a highly profitable source. Although the usage is metaphorical (i.e., an app or activity that generates easy profit), the compositional logic is transparent and a B1 learner who knows both words will likely grasp the intended meaning.
Etymology
Money printer comes from the image of a printer that makes paper money quickly and easily. That's why people call a business or activity a money printer when it seems to give 'easy money' or steady profit with little work.