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Meaning of "windfall" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WINDFALL

windfall  [ˈwɪndˌfɔːl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINDFALL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Windfall is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WINDFALL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Windfall

In common usage, a windfall often refers to a windfall gain, the unexpected receipt of something of high value, or a piece of fruit that has fallen from its tree or plant. Windfall may also refer to: Film and television ▪ Windfall, adaptation of R. C. Sherriff's 1933 play, directed by Frederick Hayward and George King ▪ Windfall, a British comedy film by John Gilling and directed by Henry Cass ▪ Windfall, documentary on wind power directed by Laura Israel ▪ Windfall, a drama about the recipients of a huge lottery win Music ▪ Windfall, by Rick Nelson ▪ "Windfall", a song by Dead Can Dance from the album Within the Realm of a Dying Sun ▪ Windfall Records Other arts ▪ Windfall, a DC Comics character ▪ Windfall, by Desmond Bagley ▪ Windfall, a 1933 play by R. C. Sherriff ▪ Windfall, an abstract artwork by Robert Murray Places ▪ Windfall, Alberta, Canada, a locality ▪ Windfall, Indiana, United States, a town Other ▪ Windfall II, racehorse ▪ Windfall: The Oil Crisis Game, a business simulation game for the Apple II...

Definition of windfall in the English dictionary

The first definition of windfall in the dictionary is a piece of unexpected good fortune, esp financial gain. Other definition of windfall is something blown down by the wind, esp a piece of fruit. Windfall is also a plot of land covered with trees blown down by the wind.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WINDFALL


ashfall
ˈæʃˌfɔːl
deadfall
ˈdɛdˌfɔːl
dewfall
ˈdjuːˌfɔːl
downfall
ˈdaʊnˌfɔːl
earthfall
ˈɜːθˌfɔːl
evenfall
ˈiːvənˌfɔːl
footfall
ˈfʊtˌfɔːl
icefall
ˈaɪsˌfɔːl
infall
ˈɪnˌfɔːl
landfall
ˈlændˌfɔːl
nightfall
ˈnaɪtˌfɔːl
outfall
ˈaʊtˌfɔːl
overfall
ˈəʊvəˌfɔːl
pinfall
ˈpɪnˌfɔːl
pitfall
ˈpɪtˌfɔːl
pratfall
ˈprætˌfɔːl
rainfall
ˈreɪnˌfɔːl
shortfall
ˈʃɔːtˌfɔːl
snowfall
ˈsnəʊˌfɔːl
waterfall
ˈwɔːtəˌfɔːl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WINDFALL

windbound
windbreak
Windbreaker
windburn
windburned
windburnt
windcheater
winded
winder
Windermere
windfall profit
windfall tax
windfallen
windflaw
windflower
windgall
windgalled
windgun
Windhoek
windhover

WORDS THAT END LIKE WINDFALL

acceleration of free fall
backfall
befall
bergfall
catfall
chainfall
crossfall
fall
flag fall
free fall
misfall
onfall
refall
ride for a fall
rock fall
spatfall
take the fall

Synonyms and antonyms of windfall in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WINDFALL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «windfall» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of windfall

Translation of «windfall» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WINDFALL

Find out the translation of windfall to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of windfall from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «windfall» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

意外之财
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

golpe de suerte
570 millions of speakers

English

windfall
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अप्रत्याशित लाभ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المفاجئة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непредвиденной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

golpe de sorte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দৈবধন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paiement exceptionnel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejatuhan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unerwarteter Gewinn
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

たなぼた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뜻하지 않은 소득
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Windfall
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trái cây bị gió thổi rụng xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர் பாராத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनोळखी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

düşeş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guadagno insperato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gratka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непередбаченої
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neașteptate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απροσδόκητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meevaller
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oväntade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nedfallsfrukt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of windfall

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WINDFALL»

The term «windfall» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.735 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WINDFALL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about windfall

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QUOTES WITH «WINDFALL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word windfall.
1
Rachel Maddow
The spy boom has been a beautiful windfall for architects, construction companies, IT specialists, and above all defense contractors, enriching thousands of private companies and dozens of local economies hugging the Capital Beltway.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINDFALL»

Discover the use of windfall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to windfall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Windfall: The Booming Business of Global Warming
McKenzie Funk has investigated both sides, and what he has found will shock us all. To understand how the world is preparing to warm, Windfall follows the money.
McKenzie Funk, 2014
2
Windfall
Grieving the loss of a local homeless man and her family's apple tree, thirteen-year-old Liza seeks healing through gardening.
Sara Cassidy, 2011
3
Windfall
While dealing with a vengeful cop, her divorced sister and new beau, and a supernatural civil war, Joanne must choose between saving her abilities or humanity when the agreement between the Wardens and the Djinn crumbles.
Rachel Caine, 2005
4
Windfall: Wind Energy in America Today
Windfall tells the story of this extraordinary transformation and examines the arguments both for and against wind generation.
Robert W. Righter, 2012
5
The 1% Windfall: How Successful Companies Use Price to ...
This book offers guidelines that any company—whether a multinational conglomerate, a small business, or even a nonprofit—can follow to create a comprehensive pricing strategy for any product or service.
Rafi Mohammed, 2010
6
Sudden Money: Managing a Financial Windfall
This informative and helpful manual outlines a complete program for successfully managing money from an unexpected windfall.
Susan Bradley, Mary Martin, 2000
7
Windfall
Two single mothers overcome life's challenges to discover love and happiness in these two full-length volumes. Includes "Without Precedent" by JoAnn Ross and "Without A Net" by Isabel Sharpe. Reissue/Original.
JoAnn Ross, Isabel Sharpe, 2003
8
Windfall: A Novel
But when someone comes looking for the coolers, Ben discovers that everything comes at a cost--in this case, a cost beyond anything he could have imagined. Windfall is the story of an ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances.
James Magnuson, 2009
9
A Windfall of Musicians
This book is the first to examine the brilliant gathering of composers, conductors, and other musicians who fled Nazi Germany and arrived in the Los Angeles area.
Dorothy L. Crawford, 2009
10
Windfall: A Novel
This enables her to leave her old life behind and embark on a new life with danger and passion. This is Penny Vincenzi at her utmost.
Penny Vincenzi, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINDFALL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term windfall is used in the context of the following news items.
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BMG, BroadbandTV Create 'Windfall' for Aspiring YouTube Music …
Multichannel network operator BroadbandTV and BMG, Bertelsmann's music publishing and rights subsidiary, have formed Windfall — a joint venture promising ... «Variety, Jul 15»
2
Osborne to get £700m tax windfall following pension freedom change
A surge in the number of people pulling money out of their retirement funds will give George Osborne a £700m windfall this year, more than double the sum ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Primary Health Care gets $130m tax windfall
Primary Health Care will reap up to $130 million in cash refunds from the Australian Taxation Office after the tax authority ruled that payments the company made ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
4
Schuh workers to share £25m bonus windfall
Thousands of people employed by footwear firm schuh are to share in a £25m profit-related bonus. The Livingston-based company, which has more than 500 ... «BBC News, May 15»
5
New unclaimed property rules produce $210 million windfall
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's Treasury Department said Thursday it expects revenue from a change in rules for handling unclaimed property to ... «Washington Times, May 15»
6
Detroit man wins lottery, then hides $1 million ticket in flour to think …
But he told lottery officials that he stashed the ticket in flour and a few other places while he and his wife considered what to do with the windfall. Morgan says ... «Fox News, Apr 15»
7
Man gets coffee, doughnut — and $250000 windfall
JACKSON, Mich. – A man who stopped at a store called the Minnow Bucket in Jackson walked out with a whopper. Lottery officials say the Jackson County man, ... «Detroit Free Press, Apr 15»
8
Feds should use GM windfall for infrastructure: Ontario finance minister
The Stephen Harper government should put its GM windfall to work building infrastructure, Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa says. “The federal ... «Toronto Sun, Apr 15»
9
GlaxoSmithKline gives shareholders £4bn windfall after Novartis deal
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is delivering a £4bn windfall to shareholders following the conclusion of a three-way deal with Novartis. The deal comes in the wake of a ... «CITY A.M., Mar 15»
10
Amy Dickinson
When I advised our children of this unexpected windfall, the first response from each was, "How much am I getting?" I was expecting to hear something like, ... «Chicago Tribune, Feb 15»

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