单词 | windfall |
释义 | windfall —windfall /ˈwɪnd.fɔːl/ aep /-fɑːl/ noun [C] (FRUIT) ► F0 a piece of fruit blown down from a tree: » I tend to leave the windfalls for the birds to pick at.Thesaurus+: ↑Fruits and seeds and their partsnoun [C] (MONEY) ► F0 an amount of money that you win or receive from someone unexpectedly: » Investors each received a windfall of £3,000.» The government is hoping to collect a windfall tax (= extra tax on a large unexpected company profit) from British Electric.Thesaurus+: ↑General words for amounts of money , ↑Large amounts of money , ↑Small amounts of money |
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