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windfall

/ˈwɪndfɔːl/

/ˈwɪndfɔl/

Translations

windfallnoun

windfalls

/ˈwɪndfɔːl/

/ˈwɪndfɔl/

неожиданная удача

Winning the lottery was a windfall for him.

Выигрыш в лотерею был для него неожиданной удачей.

The orchard was full of windfall apples after the storm.

Сад был полон падалицы яблок после шторма.

Additional translations

неожиданное наследство

неожиданная прибыль

неожиданный доход

Synonyms

windfall profit

lottery win

unexpected gain

windfalladjective

/ˈwɪnd.fɔːl/

/ˈwɪnd.fɑl/

Used attributively before a noun (e.g., "windfall profits").

Synonyms

windfallnoun

An unexpected gain or piece of good fortune, often financial in nature.

The lottery winner's windfall allowed him to pay off all his debts and travel the world.

A fruit, especially an apple, that has fallen from a tree naturally, often due to wind.

After the storm, the orchard was littered with windfalls, which the farmer collected for cider making.

windfalladjective

Relating to or resulting from an unexpected gain, especially of money.

The government imposed a windfall tax on the company’s sudden windfall profits.