windfall
Noun
Meaning
Anything blown down or off by the wind, as fruit from a tree, or the tree itself, or a portion of a forest prostrated by a violent wind, etc.
An unexpected legacy, or other gain.
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Banks such as Citigroup Inc. and Morgan Stanley were poised for a massive windfall.
Democratic state Treasurer Michael Frerichs, however, said Rauner built a non-existent grand bargain windfall into immediate spending.
Dacian Ciolos, a former prime minister of Romania who leads the Renew Europe grouping in the European Parliament in which Emmanuel Macron’s MEPs said, added his voice to the discontent over Poland’s expected windfall.
Birkenstock sandals and organic muesli producers primed for large windfall.
And if Karoo is a shale windfall, Kavango is its likely extension, according to geologists.
Dietrich claimed Hughes developed a plan by which Hughes Tool Company profits would be inflated to sell the company for a windfall that would pay the bills for the 880s.