gold mine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡəʊldˌmaɪn/ (UK)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈɡoʊldˌmaɪn/ (US)
Meanings
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A mine for gold ore or metal.
South Africa has many goldmines.
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(idiomatic) A very profitable economic venture.
[Hal Varian] went to work helping Page, Brin, and Schmidt develop more efficient auction algorithms and build the auction model that became such a gold mine for Google.
2019, Rana Foroohar, Don't Be Evil: The Case Against Big Tech, Penguin UK, →ISBN:This oil deposit is a regular gold mine. We make more and more money every year!
The possessors of Salisbury & Yeovil Railway shares had ample compensation for the anxiety which the first few years of the company's existence had given them, for the concern proved a veritable gold mine.
1939 December, John D. Hewitt, “Some Notable British Main Lines: II. Salisbury and Exeter, S.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 407:
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(idiomatic) A plentiful stockpile of something sought-after.
The Smithsonian Institution is a goldmine of knowledge, but like most mines, you have to dig for the good stuff.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| goldmine | alternative | lexicographic | |
| gold mines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (73)
hu aranybánya (mine for gold) · nn gullgruve (reserve of something sought after) · vo goldinameinäd (mine for gold) · te బంగారు గని (very profitable economic venture) · nn gullgruve (very profitable economic venture) · nb gullgruve (mine for gold) · de Goldmine (mine for gold) · nn gullgruve (mine for gold) · ko 금광 (mine for gold) · la aurifodīna (mine for gold) · ru кла́дезь (reserve of something sought after) · es arrugia (mine for gold) · cmn 金礦 /金矿 (mine for gold) · te బంగారు గని (mine for gold) · la aurāria (mine for gold) · ja 金山 (mine for gold) · cmn 搖錢樹 /摇钱树 (very profitable economic venture) · it miniera d'oro (reserve of something sought after) · es mina aurígera (mine for gold) · ru золото́й рудни́к (mine for gold) · id tambang emas (mine for gold) · da guldmine (mine for gold) · hu aranybánya (reserve of something sought after) · hy ոսկու հանք (mine for gold) · fr mine d'or (mine for gold) · pt mina de ouro (mine for gold) · es mina áurica (mine for gold) · ang gyldingweċġ (mine for gold) · es mina de oro (mine for gold) · pt mina de ouro (very profitable economic venture) · de Fundgrube (reserve of something sought after) · ja 金鉱 (mine for gold) · es mina de oro (very profitable economic venture) · cmn 寶庫 /宝库 (reserve of something sought after) · fi kultakaivos (mine for gold) · hu aranybánya (very profitable economic venture) · hu kincsesbánya (reserve of something sought after) · el χρυσωρυχείο (mine for gold) · pl kopalnia złota (mine for gold) · ru золота́я ша́хта (mine for gold) · pl żyła złota (very profitable economic venture) · es mina áurea (mine for gold) · cmn 金山 (mine for gold) · pl kopalnia złota (very profitable economic venture) · ur سونے کی کان (mine for gold) · fi kultakaivos (very profitable economic venture) · nb gullgruve (very profitable economic venture) · pl złoty interes (very profitable economic venture) · eo ormino (mine for gold) · tpw itaîukûara (mine for gold) · el χρυσωρυχείο (very profitable economic venture) · sv guldgruva (mine for gold) · ru золота́я жи́ла (very profitable economic venture) · nl schatkamer (reserve of something sought after) · ro mină de aur (mine for gold) · sv guldgruva (very profitable economic venture) · uk клонда́йк (reserve of something sought after) · es mina aurífera (mine for gold) · de Goldbergwerk (mine for gold) · it miniera d'oro (mine for gold) · it miniera d'oro (very profitable economic venture) · pl żyła złota (reserve of something sought after) · pl kopalnia złota (reserve of something sought after) · fi kultakaivos (reserve of something sought after) · de Goldgrube (very profitable economic venture) · nl goudmijn (mine for gold) · es mina de oro (reserve of something sought after) · tl pakayan (mine for gold) · nl goudmijn (reserve of something sought after) · nb gullgruve (reserve of something sought after) · nl goudmijn (very profitable economic venture) · ko 보고 (reserve of something sought after) · es filón (very profitable economic venture)