windfall
noun
wind·fall
ˈwin(d)-ˌfȯl 
1
: something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
2
: an unexpected, unearned, or sudden gain or advantage
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Examples of windfall in a Sentence
They received a windfall because of the tax cuts.
hitting the lottery jackpot was an incredible windfall for the recently laid-off worker
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Repealing the cap without making other changes in tax law would be enormously expensive and a highly regressive windfall for the highest income households.
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Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
That could mean a windfall for CEO Huang’s stock fortune, lifting his stake by $27.2 billion to $128.7 billion.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2024
The we’re-never-going-to-play-together-again-to-lucrative-reunion trail is well-worn at this point — just ask such famously feuding acts as the Eagles, Guns ‘N Roses, Pixies and, most recently and famously, Oasis: If there’s a windfall, there’s a way.
—Jeff Miller, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
The financial services company, Northwestern Mutual, recently surveyed over 4,500 adults and found that only a select few can expect a windfall of cash when their parents pass away.
—Mahnoor Khan, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2024
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Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
That could mean a windfall for CEO Huang’s stock fortune, lifting his stake by $27.2 billion to $128.7 billion.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2024
The we’re-never-going-to-play-together-again-to-lucrative-reunion trail is well-worn at this point — just ask such famously feuding acts as the Eagles, Guns ‘N Roses, Pixies and, most recently and famously, Oasis: If there’s a windfall, there’s a way.
—Jeff Miller, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
The financial services company, Northwestern Mutual, recently surveyed over 4,500 adults and found that only a select few can expect a windfall of cash when their parents pass away.
—Mahnoor Khan, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2024
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windfall
noun
wind·fall
-ˌfȯl
1
: something (as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
2
: an unexpected gift, gain, or help
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