A money-spinner is a product, a show, a book, a shop, or any line of work that quietly (or loudly) makes a lot of money. It is a British, informal, friendly word for a moneymaker — the thing that pays the bills and then some.

A money-spinner一個money-spinner is是 a product, a show, a book, a shop, or any line of work一個產品、一個節目、一本書、一間店，或任何一種行業 that quietly (or loudly) makes a lot of money只要能悄悄地（或高調地）賺很多錢。It它 is a British, informal, friendly word是一個英式、口語、聽起來很親切的字 for a moneymaker指很會賺錢的東西——the thing that pays the bills and then some不只夠付帳單，還綽綽有餘。

People say it with a grin: “That little app became a real money-spinner.” It is the thing, not the person.

People大家 say it with a grin會笑著這樣說："That little app became a real money-spinner."「那個小小的app變成了真正的money-spinner。」It is the thing, not the person它指的是那個東西，不是那個人。

Though actually, it is a bit of a picture-word: a spinner is something that spins, like a wheel spinning thread, and here the joke is that the business keeps spinning out cash.

Though actually不過其實，it is a bit of a picture-word這其實是個有畫面感的字：a spinner一個spinner是something that spins是會旋轉的東西，like a wheel spinning thread就像紡輪在紡線一樣，and here the joke is而這裡的巧思是 that the business keeps spinning out cash這門生意不斷「紡」出現金來。

You would not put it in a bank report; you would say it over coffee. American English is more likely to say moneymaker or cash cow for the same idea.

You would not put it in a bank report你不會把它寫進銀行報告裡；you would say it over coffee而是會在喝咖啡聊天時這樣說。American English美式英語 is more likely to say moneymaker or cash cow比較會說moneymaker或cash cow for the same idea來表達同樣的意思。