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1Windfall — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. An unexpected legacy …
2windfall — (n.) mid 15c., from WIND (Cf. wind) (n.) + FALL (Cf. fall) (n.1). Originally literal, in reference to wood or fruit blown down by the wind, and thus free to all. Figurative sense of unexpected acquisition is recorded from 1540s …
3windfall — ► NOUN 1) an apple or other fruit blown from a tree by the wind. 2) a piece of unexpected good fortune, especially a legacy …
4windfall — [wind′fôl΄] n. 1. something blown down by the wind, as fruit from a tree 2. any unexpected acquisition, gain, or stroke of good luck …
5windfall — UK [ˈwɪn(d)ˌfɔːl] / US [ˈwɪn(d)ˌfɔl] noun [countable] Word forms windfall : singular windfall plural windfalls 1) an amount of money that you get when you are not expecting it, especially a large amount windfall profits 2) an apple or other fruit …
6Fruit press — A traditional Cider press A modern cider press …
7windfall — wind|fall [ˈwındfo:l US fo:l] n 1.) an amount of money that you get unexpectedly ▪ his £2 million windfall in the lottery windfall gain/profit etc (=high profits that you did not expect to make) 2.) a piece of fruit that has fallen off a tree …
8windfall — [[t]wɪ̱ndfɔːl[/t]] windfalls 1) N COUNT A windfall is a sum of money that you receive unexpectedly or by luck, for example if you win a lottery. 2) N COUNT A windfall is a fruit, especially an apple, that has fallen from a tree …
9windfall — a bribe Fruit which fell to the ground used to be given to whomsoever wished to gather it. Thus a windfall was something of value for which you did not have to pay, including a legacy or other unexpected benefit: The cop and those… …
10windfall — noun (C) 1 an amount of money that you get unexpectedly: Jackpot pools winner Salters toasted his 2 million windfall at his Edinburgh home. | windfall gain/profit etc (=high profits that you did not expect to make) 2 a piece of fruit that has… …