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windfall

(wɪndfɔːl)
Word forms: plural windfalls
1. countable noun
A windfall is a sum of money that you receive unexpectedly or by luck, for example if you win a lottery.
2. countable noun
A windfall is a fruit, especially an apple, that has fallen from a tree.
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windfall in British English

(ˈwɪndˌfɔːl)
noun
1. 
a piece of unexpected good fortune, esp financial gain
2. 
something blown down by the wind, esp a piece of fruit
3. mainly US and Canadian
a plot of land covered with trees blown down by the wind

windfall in American English

(ˈwɪndˌfɔl)
noun
1. 
something blown down by the wind, as fruit from a tree
2. 
any unexpected acquisition, gain, or stroke of good luck

Examples of 'windfall' in a sentence
windfall

I made a show of losing my place and starting again twice before they chased me to the bar to buy a round with my unexpected windfall.
James Birrell THE MANANA MAN (2002)
And if the sender was dim enough to send a pricey article thinking it a mock-up, I was in for a windfall.
Gash, Jonathan THE TARTAN RINGERS (2002)
Flynn explained how Great-Aunt Bunty's windfall could not have come at a better time.
Christina Jones TICKLED PINK (2002)
It common knowledge this gonna be the windfall of the century.
Dreyer, Eileen BAD MEDICINE (2002)

In other languages
windfall

British English: windfall NOUN
A windfall is a sum of money that you receive unexpectedly or by luck, for example if you win a lottery.
...the man who received a huge windfall after a banking error.
  • American English: windfall
  • Brazilian Portuguese: golpe de sorte
  • Chinese: 意外之财
  • European Spanish: golpe de suerte
  • French: paiement exceptionnelN
  • German: unerwarteter Gewinn
  • Italian: guadagno insperato
  • Japanese: たなぼた
  • Korean: 뜻하지 않은 소득
  • European Portuguese: golpe de sorte
  • Latin American Spanish: golpe de suerte

Chinese translation of 'windfall'

windfall

(ˈwɪndfɔːl)

n (c)

  1. (= money) 意外收获(穫) (yìwài shōuhuò) (个(個), gè)
  2. (= apple) 落果 (luòguǒ) (个(個), gè)
(noun) 
Definition
a piece of unexpected good fortune, esp. financial gain
Finding an old computer game in your loft could result in an unexpected windfall.
Synonyms
godsend
A microwave is a godsend for busy people.
find
jackpot
the biggest ever jackpot of more than £5 million
bonanza
The expected sales bonanza hadn't materialised.
stroke of luck
manna from heaven
pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
Opposites
disaster
,
misfortune
,
bad luck
,
mishap
,
misadventure
,
mischance
,
infelicity

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bonanza
Definition
sudden and unexpected luck or wealth
The expected sales bonanza hadn't materialised.
Synonyms
boom,
jackpot,
windfall,
boon,
good fortune,
winning streak,
stroke of luck
in the sense of jackpot
Definition
the most valuable prize that can be won in a gambling game
the biggest ever jackpot of more than £5 million
Synonyms
prize,
winnings,
award,
pool,
reward,
pot,
kitty,
bonanza,
pot of gold at the end of the rainbow

Nearby words of
windfall

  • wind up
  • windbag
  • winded
  • windfall
  • winding
  • window
  • windpipe

Synonyms of 'windfall'

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