windfall — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

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

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

   Uso

   • non numerabile

   Esempi

   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.

   Esempi

   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.

   Uso

   • figurato

   Sinonimi

   godsendboon

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (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.

   Altri esempi (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.

Sostantivo

1. fruit that has fallen from the tree

   Termini più generali

   edible fruit

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

   Sinonimi

   boombonanzagold rushgravygodsendmanna from heavenbunce

   Termini più generali

   happeningoccurrenceoccurrentnatural event

   Esempi

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