gold rush Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
    gravy; windfall; bunce; bonanza; boom; manna from heaven; godsend.
    • the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line
  2. noun a large migration of people to a newly discovered gold field

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