A licence to print money

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noun

An opportunity to make a lot of money with little effort.

Their new business idea is like a licence to print money.
Visual representation of "a licence to print money" - An opportunity to make a lot of money with little effort.

Often appears as...

  • have a licence to print money
  • get a licence to print money

Usage tips

Informal

Colloquial

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Visual representation of "a licence to print money"
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Colloquial Usage

This phrase is casual and mainly used in informal conversations or in the media for impact.

Illustration for Colloquial Usage
When he invented that app, it was a licence to print money.
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Metaphor

It's a metaphor suggesting the ease of making money as if one could literally print it.

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Her viral product turned out to be a licence to print money.
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Idiomatic Expression

Understand that it's an idiom, not to be taken literally, but to emphasize profitability.

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That franchise is a licence to print money with its low costs and high demand.
Visual representation of the word "A licence to print money"

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