Windfall

Quick meaning: Windfall is a noun meaning Something that has been blown down by the wind.

Meaning

Something that has been blown down by the wind.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) The act of something being blown down by wind.
2. A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind.
3. (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.

Example Sentences

They couldn't reach the branches, so they ate the windfalls.

One of six siblings who’d been raised by a single mother, the client had earned a windfall of around $400,000 after going viral in 2021.

The danger from windfall is greatest to trees developed in dense stands, which are tall and have slender stems, and increases with the age of the stand.

Businessmen rushed to get every last commodity aboard a departing ship, hoping for a windfall once the world realized these would be the very last sacks of flour available, thus driving up prices.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for windfall

Depending on context, synonyms include godsend, boon, gravy, bunce.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gravy, godsend, bunce, windthrow, blowdown, bonanza.

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