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bonanza

[ buh-nan-zuh, boh- ]

noun

  1. a rich mass of ore, as found in mining.
  2. a source of great and sudden wealth or luck; a spectacular windfall:

    The play proved to be a bonanza for its lucky backers.



bonanza

/ 产蓹藞苍忙苍锄蓹 /

noun

  1. a source, usually sudden and unexpected, of luck or wealth
  2. a mine or vein rich in ore
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bonanza1

An Americanism first recorded in 1835鈥45; from Spanish: 鈥渃alm sea, prosperity, abundance of minerals,鈥 nasalized variant of Medieval Latin bonacia, alteration (with influence from Latin bonus 鈥済ood,鈥 possibly to avoid confusion with malus 鈥渂ad鈥) of Latin malacia 鈥渃alm sea,鈥 from Greek 尘补濒补办铆补 鈥渟oftness鈥 ( 尘补濒补办(贸蝉) 鈥渟oft鈥 + -ia -ia )
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of bonanza1

C19: from Spanish, literally: calm sea, hence, good luck, from Medieval Latin bonacia , from Latin bonus good + malacia dead calm, from Greek malakia softness
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U.S. news consumers are a lot less interested after three years of bloody stalemate, but the initial bonanza was real.

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He's now only 11 points behind Palmer for the season and this week's game against Everton could turn into another bonanza, with David Moyes' visitors involved in two 2-2 draws in their past three.

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Just as well they performed as three players didn't start and the expected Chelsea goal bonanza never materialised.

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The fiscal cost of the tax refund bonanza was steep.

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It鈥檚 front and center again as investors contend with a Trumponomics crackdown on immigration, a rising trade-war risk and a potential bonanza of tax cuts.

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