windfall
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈwɪndfɔl/
- After receiving an unexpected bonus at work, she considered it a windfall that would help pay off her debts.
- windfall profits
- oil windfalls
- windfall tax
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Watch on YouTubeSo I had a small windfall twice that I spent.
- So I had a small windfall twice that I spent.
- But I took that windfall and invested in more stocks at the low prices.
- This will be a financial windfall for the Trump campaign and arguably for America.
- And you're not going to you're not going to find any great joy from that financial windfall.
- But I don't think imposing windfall taxes is an answer.
- I love the idea of measuring thing based on financial windfalls.
- So why did Ireland not want to accept this tax windfall?
- I mean, just just think about it, You know, the windfall tax, I've been a Conservative government, I put a windfall tax on gas and oil companies.
Examples
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Every time Leathers thought of his windfall, he felt a surge of well-being.
Fiction book (2001) -
Such systems minimize opportunities for corruption and misappropriation, since windfall revenue stays out of the hands of public officials.
Academic text (2004) -
Guns and oil offered an economic windfall to the Middle East after World War II.
Academic text (1994) -
When effective administration of this money is achieved, the public can benefit from this windfall of revenue.
Academic text (2004) -
This will be a financial windfall for the Trump campaign and arguably for America.
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With your new windfall, you guys could expand and franchise.
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As the baby boomers enter retirement, there will be a windfall for universities.
Academic text (1998) -
Right now, it's a mere $300-billion windfall.
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First, petroleum windfalls have effectively severed the connection between taxation and program spending.
Academic text (2017) -
With that windfall, you'll be able to buy plenty of harvesters, robots, and won't have to do this difficult work by hand.
Synonyms
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3.7
A large amount of money you win in a game like the lottery
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2.5
A lucky event or success that happens by chance
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5.1
An unexpected good event that happens by chance
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7.3
An unexpected extra benefit or profit
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4.9
Something very helpful that you did not expect when you needed it
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7.1
A time that brings a large unexpected amount of money or success
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3.2
A sudden chance that helps you succeed
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3.2
A sudden lucky event that brings good results
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5.0
A large unexpected gain of money from an event you cannot control
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7.5
A sudden helpful gift when you need it most
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4.2
An unexpected good thing that feels like it comes from above
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3.9
A lucky unexpected event that brings something good
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9.9
A sudden unexpected gain of money from luck
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Etymology
Windfall comes from the simple picture of wind + fall, when fruit is blown from a tree by the wind and 'falls' to the ground as a free gift. So a sudden gain of money is called a windfall because it feels like something lucky that 'falls' into your hands.