WINDFALL


Meaning of WINDFALL in English

wind ‧ fall /ˈwɪndfɔːl $ -fɒːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

1 . an amount of money that you get unexpectedly:

his £2 million windfall in the lottery

windfall gain/profit etc (=high profit that you did not expect to make)

2 . a piece of fruit that has fallen off a tree

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.