Windfall
noun
A sudden unexpected gain or advantage.
Winning the lottery was a huge windfall for them.
Often appears as...
- unexpected windfall
- financial windfall
noun
A piece of fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally.
They collected the apple windfalls to make cider.
Often appears as...
- apple windfall
- fruit windfall
noun
A property or sum of money given to someone unexpectedly.
He received a windfall inheritance from a distant relative.
Often appears as...
- windfall inheritance
- windfall gifts
noun
A sudden unexpected gain or advantage.
Winning the lottery was a huge windfall for them.
Often appears as...
- unexpected windfall
- financial windfall
noun
A piece of fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally.
They collected the apple windfalls to make cider.
Often appears as...
- apple windfall
- fruit windfall
noun
A property or sum of money given to someone unexpectedly.
He received a windfall inheritance from a distant relative.
Often appears as...
- windfall inheritance
- windfall gifts
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Context
Windfall usually implies a positive event or good fortune.
Her investment returned a windfall.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Surprise
A windfall comes without warning, surprising the recipient.
A tax rebate brought me an unexpected windfall.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Merited
The gain is often unrelated to personal effort or work.
The economic upturn caused a windfall for investors.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Context
Windfall usually implies a positive event or good fortune.
Her investment returned a windfall.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Surprise
A windfall comes without warning, surprising the recipient.
A tax rebate brought me an unexpected windfall.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Merited
The gain is often unrelated to personal effort or work.
The economic upturn caused a windfall for investors.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Context
Windfall usually implies a positive event or good fortune.
Her investment returned a windfall.
Pro Tip 2/3Unexpected Surprise
A windfall comes without warning, surprising the recipient.
A tax rebate brought me an unexpected windfall.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Merited
The gain is often unrelated to personal effort or work.
The economic upturn caused a windfall for investors.
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The path toward...
had said earlier Nigerians even more worried government wasn't delivering service they had lost confidence in our ability to do the right thing this time government was committed to spending this windfall and let me just underscore that the windfall gave us our own domestic resources a billion dollars a
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Portraits of Afghanistan...
there's really nothing to give away that we're living in in a modern world meanwhile wealthy urbanites had another advantage over the rest of afghanistan passports and the resources to leave many have moved to other countries taking their windfalls with them there's so much of that money that was meant
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King Cobra vs. Saltwater...
and weigh in at over a ton crocodiles are opportunistic hunters lying in wait for an unsuspecting animal to come along like the baby king cobra the snakes misguided instinct is a windfall for the little sulky
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Helping others makes us...
We gave kids this windfall of Goldfish for themselves and a chance to give some of their Goldfish away to a puppet named Monkey. I found even more treats, and I'm going to give them all to you.
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Stephanie Kelton: The...
and what are those deficits being used to accomplish? It matters how the money is spent and who ends up with the resulting surplus. Tax cuts that deliver huge windfalls for those at the top
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King Cobra vs. Saltwater...
are opportunistic hunters lying in wait for an unsuspecting animal to come along like the baby king cobra the snakes misguided instinct is a windfall for the
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A brief history of...
This chimpanzee stumbles across a windfall of overripe plums. Many of them have split open, drawing him to their intoxicating fruity odor. He gorges himself
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Devastating Wildfires on...
but the flames can provide a feast migrating San Martin's braved the smoke to take advantage of the tiny insects that flee the flames a welcomed windfall
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The True Cost of Gold PIPE...
but others believed Mongolia's gold copper and coal were far more precious than its environment mining has been a windfall to a country long mired in
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Nature's Mighty Power:...
to take advantage of the tiny insects that flee the flames a welcome windfall to a bird on a thousand mile journey from africa to europe
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The path toward...
had said earlier Nigerians even more worried government wasn't delivering service they had lost confidence in our ability to do the right thing this time government was committed to spending this windfall and let me just underscore that the windfall gave us our own domestic resources a billion dollars a
Video examples
Portraits of Afghanistan...
there's really nothing to give away that we're living in in a modern world meanwhile wealthy urbanites had another advantage over the rest of afghanistan passports and the resources to leave many have moved to other countries taking their windfalls with them there's so much of that money that was meant
Video examples
King Cobra vs. Saltwater...
and weigh in at over a ton crocodiles are opportunistic hunters lying in wait for an unsuspecting animal to come along like the baby king cobra the snakes misguided instinct is a windfall for the little sulky
Video examples
Helping others makes us...
We gave kids this windfall of Goldfish for themselves and a chance to give some of their Goldfish away to a puppet named Monkey. I found even more treats, and I'm going to give them all to you.
Video examples
Stephanie Kelton: The...
and what are those deficits being used to accomplish? It matters how the money is spent and who ends up with the resulting surplus. Tax cuts that deliver huge windfalls for those at the top
Video examples
King Cobra vs. Saltwater...
are opportunistic hunters lying in wait for an unsuspecting animal to come along like the baby king cobra the snakes misguided instinct is a windfall for the
Video examples
A brief history of...
This chimpanzee stumbles across a windfall of overripe plums. Many of them have split open, drawing him to their intoxicating fruity odor. He gorges himself
Video examples
Devastating Wildfires on...
but the flames can provide a feast migrating San Martin's braved the smoke to take advantage of the tiny insects that flee the flames a welcomed windfall
Video examples
The True Cost of Gold PIPE...
but others believed Mongolia's gold copper and coal were far more precious than its environment mining has been a windfall to a country long mired in
Video examples
Nature's Mighty Power:...
to take advantage of the tiny insects that flee the flames a welcome windfall to a bird on a thousand mile journey from africa to europe
Example 1 of 10
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Erin O'Connor
English Model
When I was 13 or 14, my parents had a bit of a windfall so bought a lovely new kitchen, but I burnt it down. I was making cheese on toast when flames escaped from the grill. My father stopped the fire with blind panic and excessive water. I was forgiven, but it put me off cooking for years.
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Murray Rothbard
American Economist
Leading the boom of 1838 were state governments, who, finding themselves with the unexpected windfall of a distributed surplus from the federal government, proceeded to spend the money wildly and borrow even more extravagantly on public works and other uneconomic forms of 'investment.
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Bob Menendez
American Politician
During the 2005 Bush tax holiday, corporations didn't bring back the billions they stashed overseas to build new factories, increase wages, or create more jobs. The lion's share of that windfall went to CEO raises and stock buybacks for investors on Wall Street.
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Rachel Maddow
American Journalist
The spy boom has been a beautiful windfall for architects, construction companies, IT specialists, and above all defense contractors, enriching thousands of private companies and dozens of local economies hugging the Capital Beltway.
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Prashant Bhushan
Indian Lawyer
Our courts must send a clear signal that India is not a banana republic where foreign companies can be invited to loot our resources and even avoid paying taxes on their windfall gains from the sale of those resources.
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Paul Theroux
American Novelist
Literary life used to be quite different in Britain in the years I lived there, from 1971 to 1989, because money was not a factor - no one made very much except from U.S. sales and the occasional windfall.
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Rosamund Pike
British Actress
I remember times of anxiety, ups and downs, and times of unexpected windfalls. But my parents loved what they did. And because their work was also their hobby, it taught me that work could be fulfilling.
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Reid Hoffman
American Businessman
What happens during recessions, is you have less windfalls just helping you cover mistakes. You have to be more careful about not making mistakes.
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Michael Mandelbaum
American Author
The windfall of great riches can, if mismanaged, make things worse, not better, for the recipients.
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Jeff Greene
American Businessman
My early windfall was a result of the excesses of the S&L era.
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Erin O'Connor
English Model
When I was 13 or 14, my parents had a bit of a windfall so bought a lovely new kitchen, but I burnt it down. I was making cheese on toast when flames escaped from the grill. My father stopped the fire with blind panic and excessive water. I was forgiven, but it put me off cooking for years.
Quote examples
Murray Rothbard
American Economist
Leading the boom of 1838 were state governments, who, finding themselves with the unexpected windfall of a distributed surplus from the federal government, proceeded to spend the money wildly and borrow even more extravagantly on public works and other uneconomic forms of 'investment.
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Bob Menendez
American Politician
During the 2005 Bush tax holiday, corporations didn't bring back the billions they stashed overseas to build new factories, increase wages, or create more jobs. The lion's share of that windfall went to CEO raises and stock buybacks for investors on Wall Street.
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Rachel Maddow
American Journalist
The spy boom has been a beautiful windfall for architects, construction companies, IT specialists, and above all defense contractors, enriching thousands of private companies and dozens of local economies hugging the Capital Beltway.
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Prashant Bhushan
Indian Lawyer
Our courts must send a clear signal that India is not a banana republic where foreign companies can be invited to loot our resources and even avoid paying taxes on their windfall gains from the sale of those resources.
Quote examples
Paul Theroux
American Novelist
Literary life used to be quite different in Britain in the years I lived there, from 1971 to 1989, because money was not a factor - no one made very much except from U.S. sales and the occasional windfall.
Quote examples
Rosamund Pike
British Actress
I remember times of anxiety, ups and downs, and times of unexpected windfalls. But my parents loved what they did. And because their work was also their hobby, it taught me that work could be fulfilling.
Quote examples
Reid Hoffman
American Businessman
What happens during recessions, is you have less windfalls just helping you cover mistakes. You have to be more careful about not making mistakes.
Quote examples
Michael Mandelbaum
American Author
The windfall of great riches can, if mismanaged, make things worse, not better, for the recipients.
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Jeff Greene
American Businessman
My early windfall was a result of the excesses of the S&L era.
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