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• n  a desirable state
  a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors
• s  very close and convivial
  boon companions

• The legend says that the Greek god granted him a boon of immortality.
• As the company approached bankruptcy, Harold’s efforts were a boon to the future of his company.
• President-elect Obama has pledged to lift the seven-year ban on federal funding for embryonic stem-cell research a boon for the field.

• blessing

News & Articles

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• CBO: Immigration Reform Cuts $175 Billion From U.S. Deficits Over 10 Years
  Advocates of immigration reform have long argued that it would be a boon for the U.S. economy. And guess what? According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, they're right! Even better, it ...
  June 18, 2013 - The Atlantic via Yahoo! Finance
• CBO: Immigration Reform Would Shave $175 Billion From U.S. Deficits In 10 Years
  Advocates of immigration reform have long argued that it would be a boon for the U.S. economy. And guess what? According to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office, they're right! Even better, it ...
  June 18, 2013 - The Atlantic via Yahoo! Finance
• House GOP passes major antiabortion bill. Why Democrats are pleased.
  House Republicans passed legislation Tuesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks' pregnancy. The party's social conservative base is happy, but Democrats see a political boon. 
  June 18, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor

Quotes

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• Bob Knight in SI.com
  That would be a boon to the economy,Knight said. "They are people I've known for a long time, and it's nice they keep track of (the record). But it's not like a record in the Masters or breaking Babe Ruth's record."