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In some senses, money-spinner is marked as figuratively, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.
money-spinner
noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
later, lucrative, turned, wonderful
VERB + MONEY-SPINNER
welcome
MONEY-SPINNER + NOUN
days, lawyers
PREP.
into
Definitions
noun
1
Something that generates a continuous income.
One cannot resist the impression that the doctrine that a person who has been harmed in some way is a victim, and therefore cannot commit any wrong, has been turned into a money-spinner by lawyers.
But on April 13 it 'scrambled' a rake of Mk 2s and dual-braked 'Black 5' 45212 to start its lucrative summer money-spinner two days later.
2
A money spider.
She never passed a spider or moneyspinner, without throwing it over her shoulder, to the no small annoyance of those who might be near.
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Synonyms
noun — a project that generates a continuous flow of money
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Idioms & Phrases
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One cannot resist the impression that the doctrine that a person who has been harmed in some way is a victim, and therefore cannot commit any wrong, has been turned into a money-spinner by lawyers.
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But on April 13 it 'scrambled' a rake of Mk 2s and dual-braked 'Black 5' 45212 to start its lucrative summer money-spinner two days later.
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[…]and then those who, like the city’s mayor, see the £40m extravaganza as a welcome money-spinner and a wonderful showcase for the area’s attractions.
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