Meaning & use
bonanza
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a situation that suddenly creates a great increase in wealth, luck, or good fortune
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The discovery of oil on the land turned out to be a financial bonanza for the family.
This year's harvest was a real bonanza after last year's drought.
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Bonanza comes from Spanish for 'fair weather' or 'prosperity' and entered English through 19th-century American mining slang for a rich vein of ore.
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