windfall
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windfall
- /ˈwɪnd.fɔːl/ UK
- /ˈwɪnd.foːl/ Australia, British, Southern
- /ˈwɪnd.fɔl/ US
- /ˈwɪnd.fɑl/ US, cot caught merger
- /ˈwənd.foːl/ New Zealand
- /ˈwɪnd.fɔl/ Scotland
Where it comes from
From Middle English windfal, wyndfall, equivalent to wind + fall. Cognate with Middle High German wintval, wintfal, German Windfall.
noun windfalls
- Something that has been blown down by the wind.
- The act of something being blown down by wind. 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.
- A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind. They couldn't reach the branches, so they ate the windfalls.
- 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. 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.
Translations
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noun something that has been blown down by the wind
| Deutsch | Windbruch |
|---|---|
| Русский | па́данец pádanec, ветрова́л vetrovál, вале́жник valéžnik, бурело́м burelóm |
noun fruit fallen off a tree naturally
| Español | fruta caída |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Fallobst |
| Русский | па́данец pádanec, опа́дыш opádyš, па́данка pádanka, па́далица pádalica |
noun sudden large benefit
| Español | breva |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 僥倖 gyōkō |
| 中文 | 意外之財 /意外之财 yìwài zhī cái, 暴利 bàolì |
| Français | aubaine |
| Deutsch | warmer Regen, Geldregen |
| Italiano | cuccagna |
| Русский | неожи́данная уда́ча neožídannaja udáča |
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title = {windfall},
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