Windfall

  • 11windfall — [wind′fôl΄] n. 1. something blown down by the wind, as fruit from a tree 2. any unexpected acquisition, gain, or stroke of good luck …

    English World dictionary

  • 12Windfall — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Cinéma et télévision Windfall est un film britannique réalisé par Frederick Hayward et George King en 1935. Windfall est un film britannique réalisé par… …

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  • 13windfall — n. good fortune 1) to get a windfall 2) a sudden, unexpected windfall * * * [ wɪndfɔːl] unexpected windfall [ good fortune ] to get a windfall a sudden …

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  • 14windfall — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ unexpected ▪ potential ▪ cash (esp. BrE) ▪ economic, financial, tax ▪ …

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  • 15windfall — UK [ˈwɪn(d)ˌfɔːl] / US [ˈwɪn(d)ˌfɔl] noun [countable] Word forms windfall : singular windfall plural windfalls 1) an amount of money that you get when you are not expecting it, especially a large amount windfall profits 2) an apple or other fruit …

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  • 16windfall — Synonyms and related words: boast, bonus, buried treasure, catch, diamond, discovery, find, finding, foundling, gem, godsend, good thing, gravy, jewel, pearl, plum, pride, pride and joy, prize, treasure, treasure trove, trophy, trouvaille, trove …

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  • 17windfall — wind|fall [ˈwındfo:l US fo:l] n 1.) an amount of money that you get unexpectedly ▪ his £2 million windfall in the lottery windfall gain/profit etc (=high profits that you did not expect to make) 2.) a piece of fruit that has fallen off a tree …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18windfall — [[t]wɪ̱ndfɔːl[/t]] windfalls 1) N COUNT A windfall is a sum of money that you receive unexpectedly or by luck, for example if you win a lottery. 2) N COUNT A windfall is a fruit, especially an apple, that has fallen from a tree …

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  • 19windfall —    a bribe    Fruit which fell to the ground used to be given to whomsoever wished to gather it. Thus a windfall was something of value for which you did not have to pay, including a legacy or other unexpected benefit:     The cop and those… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 20windfall — noun (C) 1 an amount of money that you get unexpectedly: Jackpot pools winner Salters toasted his 2 million windfall at his Edinburgh home. | windfall gain/profit etc (=high profits that you did not expect to make) 2 a piece of fruit that has… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English