windfall — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

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

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

   Gebrauch

   • nicht zählbar

   Beispiele

   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.

   Beispiele

   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.

   Gebrauch

   • übertragen

   Synonyme

   godsendboon

   Beispiele

   Weitere Beispiele (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.

   Weitere Beispiele (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.

Substantiv

1. fruit that has fallen from the tree

   Oberbegriffe

   edible fruit

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

   Synonyme

   boombonanzagold rushgravygodsendmanna from heavenbunce

   Oberbegriffe

   happeningoccurrenceoccurrentnatural event

   Beispiele

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