goldmine
/ˈɡəʊldmaɪn/noun
उच्चारण गोल्ड्माइन
सोने की खान
Core word
- 1
[C]
a place where gold is taken out of the ground
सोने की खान
- The Kolar goldmines in Karnataka were once among the deepest in the world.
- Miners in the 1950s dug deep into the abandoned goldmine.
- The old goldmine was closed after the gold ran out.
+ 2 more examples
- Workers went down the goldmine at dawn.
- The goldmine in the hills employed hundreds of families.
- 2
[C, usually sing.]
a business or an activity that makes a large profit
कमाई का बड़ा ज़रिया, सोने की खान (मुनाफ़े वाला धंधा)
- The little tea stall near the station is a goldmine.
- Their coaching institute turned out to be a goldmine within two years.
- The mobile app turned out to be a goldmine for the young company.
+ 2 more examples
- A shop near the school is a goldmine at lunchtime.
- Selling sweets at festival time proved a goldmine for them.
Synonyms money-spinner bonanza cash cow
- 3
[sing.] a ~ of sth
a place or a person that is a very good source of information or of a particular thing
(जानकारी आदि का) ख़ज़ाना, भंडार
- Radhika's grandmother is a goldmine of old stories.
- This library is a goldmine of information.
- The old diary was a goldmine of facts for historians.
+ 2 more examples
- The internet is a goldmine of free study material.
- Our school librarian is a goldmine of good advice.
Synonyms treasure house storehouse mine fund
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
goldmine (literal, countable)
A goldmine is a place where gold is dug out of the ground.
Goldmine वह स्थान है जहाँ ज़मीन से सोना निकाला जाता है।
- The company opened a new goldmine in Karnataka.
- Workers entered the goldmine at dawn.
a goldmine (business)
Informally, a goldmine is a business or idea that makes a very large profit.
अनौपचारिक रूप से goldmine ऐसा व्यवसाय या विचार है जो बहुत बड़ा लाभ देता है।
- Their small tea stall turned into a goldmine.
- Online tutoring is a goldmine for good teachers.
goldmine of + information / talent
A goldmine of something is a rich source of it.
A goldmine of something का अर्थ उस चीज़ का समृद्ध स्रोत है।
- The library is a goldmine of old books.
- The old diary was a goldmine of information for the historian.
sit on a goldmine / strike a goldmine
Sit on a goldmine means to own something very valuable without realising it; strike a goldmine means to find one.
Sit on a goldmine का अर्थ बिना जाने किसी बहुत मूल्यवान चीज़ का मालिक होना है; strike a goldmine का अर्थ उसे खोज लेना।
- He is sitting on a goldmine and does not know it.
- The firm struck a goldmine with its new app.
goldmine vs gold mine
Both spellings occur; the closed form goldmine is more common for the figurative meaning.
दोनों वर्तनी मिलती हैं; आलंकारिक अर्थ में बंद रूप goldmine अधिक आम है।
- The gold mine in Kolar is deep, but the website is a goldmine of ideas.
+Collocations 5
adjective + goldmine
realveritableuntappedpotentialvirtual
- The village is an untapped goldmine of folk songs.
verb + goldmine
strikefindownsit ontap
- She struck a goldmine with her online notes.
goldmine + of
of informationof ideasof talentof data
- The archive is a goldmine of information.
goldmine + noun
ownerworkertownbusinessidea
- A goldmine worker earns a modest wage.
goldmine + comparison
like a goldmineas good as a goldminea veritable goldmine
- The old market became a veritable goldmine for traders.
“More examples 7
- Radhika found a goldmine of grammar tips in an old notebook.
राधिका को एक पुरानी नोटबुक में grammar टिप्स का खज़ाना मिला।
- Their dosa stall near the college is a real goldmine.
कॉलेज के पास उनका डोसा स्टॉल सचमुच सोने की खान है।
- The old goldmine in Kolar was closed in 2001.
कोलार की पुरानी सोने की खान 2001 में बंद कर दी गई।
- Social media is a goldmine for advertisers.
Social media विज्ञापनदाताओं के लिए सोने की खान है।
- The museum is a goldmine for students of history.
संग्रहालय इतिहास के विद्यार्थियों के लिए खज़ाना है।
- Her blog on exam tips turned into a goldmine within a year.
परीक्षा-सुझावों के उसके blog ने एक वर्ष में ही सोने की खान का रूप ले लिया।
- Geologists believe the hills hold an unexplored goldmine.
भूवैज्ञानिकों का मानना है कि पहाड़ियों में अब तक अनखोजी सोने की खान है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Their shop is a goldmine, and they earns lakhs every month.
✓ Their shop is a goldmine, and they earn lakhs every month.
The subject 'they' takes the verb without -s.
Subject 'they' के साथ क्रिया में -s नहीं लगता।
✗ This website is a goldmine in information.
✓ This website is a goldmine of information.
Use 'of' after goldmine.
Goldmine के बाद 'of' आता है।
¶Idioms 1
be sitting on a goldmine
to own something very valuable, often without realising it
बहुत क़ीमती चीज़ का मालिक होना (अक्सर बिना जाने)
- With that land near the new highway, you're sitting on a goldmine.
- The company was sitting on a goldmine of customer data.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
money-spinner bonanza cash cow treasure house storehouse mine fund
§Grammar and usage
Usage: it is written as one word (goldmine) or as two words (gold mine), and both are correct.
Usage में इसे एक शब्द (goldmine) या दो शब्दों (gold mine) में लिखा जाता है, और दोनों सही हैं।