windfall

noun

/ˈwɪndfɔːl/

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an amount of money that somebody/something wins or receives unexpectedly
- The hospital got a sudden windfall of £300 000.
- windfall profits
- The government imposed a windfall tax (= a tax on profits to be paid once only, not every year) on some industries.
- She had an unexpected windfall when a cousin died.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- unexpected
- potential
- cash
- …
verb + windfall
- get
- have
- reap
- …
windfall + noun
- gains
- profits
- payment
- …
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a fruit, especially an apple, that the wind has blown down from a tree
- The ground was covered with windfalls.

单词	windfall
释义	windfall noun /ˈwɪndfɔːl/ /ˈwɪndfɔːl/ jump to other results an amount of money that somebody/something wins or receives unexpectedly The hospital got a sudden windfall of £300 000. windfall profits The government imposed a windfall tax (= a tax on profits to be paid once only, not every year) on some industries. She had an unexpected windfall when a cousin died. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective unexpected potential cash … verb + windfall get have reap … windfall + noun gains profits payment … See full entry a fruit, especially an apple, that the wind has blown down from a tree The ground was covered with windfalls.
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