windfall
noun/ˈwɪndfɔːl/
/ˈwɪndfɔːl/
- an amount of money that somebody/something wins or receives unexpectedly
- The hospital got a sudden windfall of £300 000.
- windfall profits
- She had an unexpected windfall when a cousin died.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- unexpected
- potential
- cash
- …
- get
- have
- reap
- …
- 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.
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