Associations to the word «Windfall»

Wiktionary

WINDFALL, noun. Something that has been blown down by the wind.
WINDFALL, noun. A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind
WINDFALL, noun. (figuratively) A sudden large benefit; especially, a sudden or unexpected large amount of money, as from lottery or sweepstakes winnings or an unexpected inheritance or gift.

Dictionary definition

WINDFALL, noun. Fruit that has fallen from the tree.
WINDFALL, noun. A sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money); "the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.