About The Word Windfall
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Windfall
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What's The Definition Of Windfall?
[n] fruit that has fallen from the tree
[n] a sudden unexpected piece of good fortune Synonyms | Synonyms for Windfall: bunce | godsend | gravy Related Terms | Find terms related to Windfall: See Also | bonus | edible fruit | incentive Windfall In Webster's Dictionary \Wind"fall`\, n.
1. Anything blown down or off by the wind, as fruit from a
tree, or the tree itself, or a portion of a forest
prostrated by a violent wind, etc. ``They became a
windfall upon the sudden.'' --Bacon.
2. An unexpected legacy, or other gain.
He had a mighty windfall out of doubt. --B. Jonson.
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