Definition

Noun: A sudden, unexpected event or piece of good luck that results in a financial gain or profit.

Usage

Bunce is an informal, chiefly British English noun. It refers to an unanticipated windfall, bonus, or profit, often from a business deal or opportunity. It emphasizes the element of pleasant surprise in acquiring the money.

Examples

• The unexpected contract was a real bunce for the small company.
• He made a tidy bunce from selling his old comic book collection online.
• The tax refund wasn't just a repayment; it felt like a bit of bunce.

Advanced Usage

• "to make a bunce": to earn an unexpected profit.
  • They made a nice bunce on the property sale.
• Often used in contexts of commerce, trading, or opportunistic gains.

Variants and Related Words

• Bonus (n): A sum of money added to a person's wages as a reward. (More formal and standard than ).
• Windfall (n): A large amount of money that is won or received unexpectedly.
• Profit (n): A financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent.

Synonyms

• Windfall
• Bonanza
• Jackpot (informal)
• Killing (informal, as in "make a killing")

Antonyms

• Loss
• Deficit
• Setback

Related Idioms

• "A bit of a bunce": A small, unexpected profit.
  • Selling the old furniture at the car boot sale was a bit of a bunce.
• "Come into some bunce": To unexpectedly receive some money.
  • He came into some bunce after his great-uncle passed away.

Noun

1. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
   • the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line