bonanza
n. countablen. a situation where people suddenly make a lot of money or find something very valuable. It can also mean a large amount of something good that happens all at once.
n. a situation or event that creates sudden wealth, profit, or good fortune. Originally referring to a rich vein of ore in mining, it now describes any large-scale windfall or abundance.
The tech company's new app created a profit bonanza.
The holiday season proved to be a sales bonanza for local retailers, with many reporting record-breaking revenue.
What began as a modest discovery of gold soon turned into a full-scale mining bonanza, drawing thousands of hopeful prospectors to the remote valley in search of quick riches.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-der. Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκός (mălăkós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκῐ́ᾱ (mălăkĭ́ā)bor. Latin malacia ▲ Latin bonusinflu. Vulgar Latin *bonacia Spanish bonanzabor. English bonanza Borrowed from Spanish bonanza (“dead calm, fair weather, good luck, rich lode”), from Vulgar Latin *bonacia (“lull, dead calm”), in turn from Latin malacia (“calm sea”), influenced by bonus (“good”) under the false impression that initial mal- is a derivate of malus (“bad”).
Often used with 'for' to indicate the beneficiary ('a bonanza for investors').