windfall — قاموس الإنجليزية

اسم

1. Something that has been blown down by the wind.

2. The act of something being blown down by wind.

   الاستعمال

   • غير معدود

   أمثلة

   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.

3. A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind.

   أمثلة

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

4. 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.

   الاستعمال

   • مجازي

   مرادفات

   godsendboon

   أمثلة

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   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.

   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.

   أمثلة إضافية (1)

   In addition to following the lead of Newcastle and Crystal Palace in making this a season of glory for clubs who rarely, if ever, win a trophy, Tottenham are also set to benefit from a £100m windfall after qualifying for next season's Champions League.

اسم

1. fruit that has fallen from the tree

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   edible fruit

2. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)

   مرادفات

   boombonanzagold rushgravygodsendmanna from heavenbunce

   مصطلحات أعمّ

   happeningoccurrenceoccurrentnatural event

   أمثلة

   the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line