Associations to the word «Windfall»
Noun
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".
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