You can refer to a sudden great increase in wealth, success, or luck as a bonanza.
The expected sales bonanza hadn't materialised.
Synonyms: boom, jackpot, windfall, boon More Synonyms of bonanza
bonanza in British English
(bəˈnænzə)
noun
1.
a source, usually sudden and unexpected, of luck or wealth
2. US and Canadian
a mine or vein rich in ore
Word origin
C19: from Spanish, literally: calm sea, hence, good luck, from Medieval Latin bonacia, from Latin bonus good + malacia dead calm, from Greek malakia softness
bonanza in American English
(bəˈnænzə; boʊˈnænzə)
US
noun
1.
a very rich vein or pocket of ore
2.
any source of great wealth or profits
Word origin
Sp, fair weather, prosperity < VL *bonacia, < L bonus, good (see bonus), after malacia, calm at sea (assumed to be < malus, bad) < Gr malakia < malakos, soft, akin to mylē, mill1
Examples of 'bonanza' in a sentence
bonanza
Some admit they will pull a sickie to hit the annual sales bonanza next week, the survey found.
The Sun (2016)
He said that commodity prices were enjoying a bonanza at present.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And the cash bonanza comes on top of their pocket money.
The Sun (2008)
Britain punishes businesses that are enjoying a bonanza.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Britain and its empire were enjoying a bonanza.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The tie-up has been a financial bonanza.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The cash bonanza also sparked huge queues yesterday as millions joined the hunt for last-minute gifts.
The Sun (2015)
Yet somehow, the medical industry has turned a war defined largely by defeats into a financial bonanza.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
Britain is the fourth largest investor in Brazil and has been reaping the rewards of the cash bonanza.
The Sun (2012)
We enjoyed the media bonanza.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The sales bonanza went ahead DESPITE a transport system that has made us a laughing stock around the world.
The Sun (2010)
THE biggest winners of the bonus bonanza handed out by bosses to their workers do not have to make the choice between art and equities.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The line will become an'economic powerhouse' reviving our great cities and triggering a jobs bonanza.
The Sun (2013)
Other firms are enjoying the profits bonanza (see panel below).
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Senior civil servants are taking home up to 20,000 each in performance pay in a 120m bonus bonanza.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
More the following day, as well as raisins and drinks, and a great bonanza of them the following week.
Adam Nicolson GOD'S SECRETARIES: The Making of the King James Bible (2003)
Their desire to try to protect the integrity of Team England meant they were uneasy and almost embarrassed by the financial bonanza awaiting them.
The Sun (2008)
In other languages
bonanza
British English: bonanza NOUN
You can refer to a sudden great increase in wealth, success, or luck as a bonanza.
The expected sales bonanza hadn't materialised.
American English: bonanza
Brazilian Portuguese: bonança
Chinese: 鸿运
European Spanish: bonanza
French: boom
German: Boom
Italian: cuccagna
Japanese: 大当たり
Korean: 노다지
European Portuguese: bonança
Latin American Spanish: bonanza
(noun)
Definition
sudden and unexpected luck or wealth
The expected sales bonanza hadn't materialised.
Synonyms
boom
jackpot
the biggest ever jackpot of more than £5 million
windfall
Finding an old computer game in your loft could result in an unexpected windfall.
boon
good fortune
winning streak
stroke of luck
Additional synonyms
in the sense of jackpot
Definition
the most valuable prize that can be won in a gambling game
the biggest ever jackpot of more than £5 million
Synonyms
prize,
winnings,
award,
pool,
reward,
pot,
kitty,
bonanza,
pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
in the sense of windfall
Definition
a piece of unexpected good fortune, esp. financial gain
Finding an old computer game in your loft could result in an unexpected windfall.