# die Goldgrube

die Goldgrube is a German noun meaning “goldmine”. Forms: der Goldgrube, die Goldgruben.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Goldgrube
- Plural: die Goldgruben

## In other languages

- Русский: золотой прииск

## Meanings

1. goldmine, gold mine
2. _colloquial · figurative_ gold mine, bonanza, money-spinner (very profitable economic venture)
   - Dieses Restaurant ist eine wahre Goldgrube. — This restaurant is a real goldmine [it is very profitable].

## Examples

- Das Geschäft war eine Goldgrube. — That business was a gold mine.

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