a licence to print money
a licence to print money
An activity, business model, or company that yields very high profits but requires little or no effort to do so. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. All these hefty parking fees and fines are just a licence to print money for the city. These trashy gossip magazines are of such low quality, yet they always fly off the shelves. They're all licences to print money.
See also: licence, money, print
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
a licence to print money
mainly BRITISHIf you describe an activity as a licence to print money, you mean that it allows people to get a lot of money with little effort. Note: The noun `licence' is spelled `license' in American English. This world-famous drama festival is a licence to print money for those renting their homes to groups of performers. Is owning a sporting goods store a license to print money? Note: This expression usually shows disapproval.
See also: licence, money, print
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
licence to print money
a very lucrative commercial activity, typically one perceived as requiring little effort.See also: licence, money, print
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
a licence to print ˈmoney
(disapproving) used to describe a business which makes a lot of money with little effort: Many people think that the national lottery is nothing more than a licence to print money.See also: licence, money, print
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