milk

milk definition - business

milk

  1. To exploit something. For example, a business might take advantage of, or milk, a relationship with a former executive who was elected to public office.
  2. To drain an asset or company of cash. See also cash cow.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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