licence to print money

Idioms In English

What Does “licence to print money” mean?

Definition:

If a company or activity is a licence to print money, it generates a lot of money without much effort.

NOTE:
Licence or license?
In American English, the noun and the verb are spelt similarly: license. However, in British English, the noun is spelt licence while the verb is spelt license.

Example(s)

Advertising companies are just a licence to print money.
Real estate companies are given a license to print money.
The newly adopted law is just a license to print money.

This idiom is in the money category.
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