Windfall - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈwɪndfɔːl|
Brit.
|ˈwɪn(d)fɔːl|
noun
- fruit that has fallen from the tree
- a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) (syn: bonanza, boom, godsend, gravy)
- a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) (syn: bonanza, boom, godsend, gravy)
Extra examples
They received a windfall because of the tax cuts.
...hitting the lottery jackpot was an incredible windfall for the recently laid-off worker...
...the million-dollar lottery winner was such a prodigal that his windfall was exhausted after only a few years...
Word forms
noun
singular: windfall
plural: windfalls
singular: windfall
plural: windfalls
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