- 1an amount of money that someone or something wins or receives unexpectedly The hospital got a sudden windfall of $900,000. windfall profits The government imposed a windfall tax (= a tax on profits to be paid once only, not every year) on some industries.
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- 2a fruit, especially an apple, that the wind has blown down from a tree The ground was covered with windfalls.
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