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- Dictionarywindfall/ˈwɪn(d)fɔːl/
noun
- 1. an apple or other fruit blown down from a tree or bush by the wind.
- 2. a large amount of money that is won or received unexpectedly: "members are to get an average £520 cash windfall for voting ‘yes’ to the merger"
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The meaning of WINDFALL is something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind. How to use windfall in a sentence.
an amount of money that you win or receive from someone unexpectedly: Investors each received a windfall of £3,000. UK The government is hoping to collect a windfall tax (= extra tax on a large unexpected company profit) from British Electric. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Amounts of money. balance. bank. bounty. buck. capital.
Windfall definition: an unexpected gain, piece of good fortune, or the like. See examples of WINDFALL used in a sentence.
A windfall is a sum of money that you receive unexpectedly or by luck, for example if you win a lottery.
1. (Banking & Finance) a piece of unexpected good fortune, esp financial gain. 2. (Botany) something blown down by the wind, esp a piece of fruit. 3. (Forestry) chiefly US and Canadian a plot of land covered with trees blown down by the wind.
Definitions of 'windfall'. A windfall is a sum of money that you receive unexpectedly or by luck, for example, if you win a lottery. [...]
noun. /ˈwɪndfɔːl/ an amount of money that somebody/something wins or receives unexpectedly. The hospital got a sudden windfall of £300 000. windfall profits. She had an unexpected windfall when a cousin died. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
1. A windfall is a sum of money that you receive unexpectedly or by luck, for example if you win a lottery. [...] 2. A windfall is a fruit, especially an apple, that has fallen from a tree. [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'windfall' British English: wɪndfɔːl American English: wɪndfɔl. More. Synonyms of 'windfall'
windfall. noun. /ˈwɪndfɔl/. an amount of money that someone or something wins or receives unexpectedly The hospital got a sudden windfall of $900,000. windfall profits The government imposed a windfall tax (= a tax on profits to be paid once only, not every year) on some industries.
A windfall means an unexpected or sudden acquisition or advantage, often in the form of unforeseen financial gain. Swimmin' in it. For many people, a financial windfall isn’t necessarily a life-altering moment.
