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windfall

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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wind·fall /ˈwɪndfɔːl $ -fɒːl/ noun [countable]  1 MONEYan amount of money that you get unexpectedly 意外之财 his £2 million windfall in the lottery 他彩票中奖得来的200万英镑意外之财windfall gain/profit etc (=high profit that you did not expect to make) 意外的巨大收获/巨额利润等2. TACa piece of fruit that has fallen off a tree 树上掉落的果实,被风吹落的果实
Examples from the Corpus
windfallMazzocchi said taxes to buy insurance for the uninsured would be a windfall for the insurance industry.The merger could mean a $2.2 billion windfall for shareholders.Meanwhile for the transnational companies that dominate the global coffee economy, the slump in coffee prices is generating windfall gains.But for those with guts, some of the highest yields around can be found here -- and even an occasional windfall.Would the Minister find it acceptable if the same sort of windfall profits were made by the beneficiaries of the sell-offs?Voice over For growers across Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire the extra demand for apples is truly an unexpected windfall.Building societies were converting into banks, insurance companies were changing their status, the air was thick with windfalls.windfall gain/profit etcMeanwhile for the transnational companies that dominate the global coffee economy, the slump in coffee prices is generating windfall gains.Would the Minister find it acceptable if the same sort of windfall profits were made by the beneficiaries of the sell-offs?For a short-term gain of a one-off windfall profit, far greater future losses were stored up.There was no shortage of opinions on what to do with the windfall gains.
From Longman Business Dictionarywindfallwind‧fall /ˈwɪndfɔːl-fɒːl/ noun [countable]FINANCE an amount of money that a person or business gets unexpectedlyFalling interest rates are a windfall for homeowners refinancing their mortgages.The group earned a windfall profit on the sale of part of an office building in Paris.
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windfall
windfall /ˈwɪndfɔːl $ -fɒːl/ noun [countable]
1. an amount of money that you get unexpectedly:
    his £2 million windfall in the lottery
    windfall gain/profit etc (=high profit that you did not expect to make)
2. a piece of fruit that has fallen off a tree


wind·fallBrE /ˈwɪndfɔːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɪndfɔːl/ 🔊 nounan amount of money that sb/sth wins or receives unexpectedly 意外之财;意外获得的东西The hospital got a sudden windfall of £300 000. 这家医院获得了一笔 30 万英镑的意外款项。🔊🔊windfall profits意外的利润The government imposed a windfall tax (= a tax on profits to be paid once only, not every year) on some industries. 政府对某些行业征收暴利税。🔊🔊a fruit, especially an apple, that the wind has blown down from a tree 风吹落的果子(尤指苹果)