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Definition of bonanza noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bonanza

noun
 
/bəˈnænzə/
 
/bəˈnænzə/
[singular]
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  1. a situation in which people can make a lot of money or be very successful
    • a cash bonanza for investors
    • a bonanza year for the computer industry
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  2. a situation where there is a large amount of something pleasant
    • the usual bonanza of sport in the summer
  3. Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally US, especially with reference to success when mining): from Spanish, literally ‘fair weather, prosperity’, from Latin bonus ‘good’.
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