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windfall
[ wind-fawl ]
noun
- an unexpected gain, piece of good fortune, or the like:
I've recently come into a windfall and am considering early retirement.
- an unexpected positive result or by-product:
The industry’s profits are a windfall of war.
- something blown down by the wind, such as fruit or a tree:
We'll have plenty of firewood for winter, as there are a lot of pine windfalls around.
She has a dozen apple trees, and every day she picks up the windfalls for eating and baking.
- the fall of something blown down by the wind:
The orchard must be sheltered from prevailing winds, as a windfall of peaches too early in the season can be disastrous.
- a quantity or mass of trees blown down by the wind, or an area containing many such trees:
The road was covered by extensive windfall which had to be cut and removed.
adjective
- (of profit or other gain) coming unexpectedly and in a large amount:
One new business relationship can produce tens of thousands of dollars in windfall profits.
- blown down by the wind:
In addition to grain, his free-range chickens eat bugs and windfall fruit.
windfall
/ ˈɪԻˌɔː /
noun
- a piece of unexpected good fortune, esp financial gain
- something blown down by the wind, esp a piece of fruit
- a plot of land covered with trees blown down by the wind
windfall
- An unexpected profit from a business or other source. The term connotes gaining huge profits without working for them — for example, when oil companies profit from a temporary scarcity of oil.
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
How will the change in the windfall elimination provision affect me?
The Social Security Fairness Act ended the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset.
“West Coast furniture retailers are realizing a windfall of sorts…. It is a shame that the business had to come as a result of this disaster.”
The UK government has launched a consultation on plans to replace the windfall tax on the profits of energy companies when it comes to an end in 2030.
The sale delivered massive windfalls to those with the biggest stakes in AveXis.
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