bunce
- noun
- Archaic
:
ganancia inesperada
- She considered the bonus from her job a nice little bunce for her vacation plans.
Examples
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I don't want a bunce.
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- Bunce.
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Richard Bunce
Academic text (2002) -
"God made the country, and man made the town," a value-laden declaration written some 200 years ago by William Cowper, captured the essence of the countryside ideal that critics brought to bear on the roadside entrepreneurs' transgressions (Bunce 1994, 1).
Academic text (1998) -
Winning the lottery was an unexpected bunce that changed his life forever.
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The sudden sale of his antique car brought a nice bunce to his savings.
Synonyms
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4.4
A large amount of money
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5.1
A large amount of money that you get unexpectedly
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4.9
Something very helpful that you did not expect when you needed it
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7.1
A time that brings a large unexpected amount of money or success
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7.3
An unexpected extra benefit or profit
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5.0
A large unexpected gain of money from an event you cannot control
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7.5
A sudden helpful gift when you need it most
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9.9
A large amount of cash kept for spending
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Etymology
The word bunce is old slang for an 'unexpected gain'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of bonus, because a bunce is like an extra, surprising profit.