golden egg
The term "golden egg" often symbolizes a valuable resource or opportunity that provides ongoing benefits, drawing from Aesop's fable and various financial and spiritual contexts.
Definition
B2Finance
(idiomatic)A valuable asset or resource that provides continuous profit or benefits.
Example
- The new business venture turned out to be a golden egg for the investors.
C1Literature
(figurative)A symbol of something that brings wealth or advantage, often used to illustrate the consequences of greed.
Example
- In the fable, the couple's greed led them to destroy their golden egg.
C2Spirituality
(metaphorical, spiritual)A representation of ultimate spiritual realization or enlightenment.
Example
- In many spiritual traditions, achieving a state of pure awareness is considered the golden egg of human experience.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "golden egg":
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