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bo·nan·za
\bəˈnanzə, bōˈ-\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Spanish, literally, calm, fair weather, prosperity, rich mine, from Medieval Latin bonacia, alteration (influenced by Latin bonus good) of Latin malacia calm at sea, from Greek malakia, literally, softness — more at bounty, malacia
1.
a. : an exceptionally large and rich ore shoot or pocket in veins carrying gold and silver
b. : a mine having such an ore shoot or pocket; also : the yield of such a mine
< a bonanza worth millions >
2.
a. : something that yields an often unexpectedly large profit
< a bonanza enterprise >
< put the full resources of his studio behind the picture … and achieved a box-office bonanza — Al Hine >
b. : an extremely large amount
< the bonanza paid to foreign countries to help them keep out of debt >
< a bonanza of Socialist sympathy — Time >
c. : something excessively rich, lush, or rewarding
< the bonanza farms of the middle west — Lewis Mumford >
< a bonanza era >
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