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windfall
noun
wind·fall ˈwin(d)-ˌfȯl 
Example Sentences
They received a windfall because of the tax cuts. hitting the lottery jackpot was an incredible windfall for the recently laid-off worker
Recent Examples on the Web The potential windfall for homeless initiatives is a primary reason big-city Democratic mayors, such as Oakland’s Libby Schaaf, Long Beach’s Robert Garcia and Sacramento’s Darrell Steinberg, have backed Prop. 27. 
David K. Li, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022 The windfall this time around was $103 million courtesy of a 24.5% stake in the, currently unprofitable, digital content arm, Barca Studios, sold to audio-visual production company Orpheus Media. Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The windfall is the result of both Madigan’s 50-plus years in the House and an often-beneficial state pension formula for lawmakers that Madigan himself helped push through. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 With inflation and interest rates up and the U.S. economy shrinking, a sudden windfall can be a welcome relief. Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 The windfall is all the more surprising because this isn’t Mr. Ackman’s usual terrain. Liz Hoffman, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022 Italy, Spain, and the U.K. have placed a windfall tax on oil and gas companies profiting from the increase in energy prices, to help their citizens pay their bills. Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022 The opposition Labour Party is calling for a windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies to be extended to help fund a freeze on energy bills this winter. Anna Cooban, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 Italy’s lame-duck government recently reported that its 25 percent windfall tax on Italian energy companies had so far not yielded what authorities expected, with some companies appearing to snub payment. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 See More
David K. Li, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2022 The windfall this time around was $103 million courtesy of a 24.5% stake in the, currently unprofitable, digital content arm, Barca Studios, sold to audio-visual production company Orpheus Media. Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 The windfall is the result of both Madigan’s 50-plus years in the House and an often-beneficial state pension formula for lawmakers that Madigan himself helped push through. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 With inflation and interest rates up and the U.S. economy shrinking, a sudden windfall can be a welcome relief. Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 The windfall is all the more surprising because this isn’t Mr. Ackman’s usual terrain. Liz Hoffman, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2022 Italy, Spain, and the U.K. have placed a windfall tax on oil and gas companies profiting from the increase in energy prices, to help their citizens pay their bills. Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2022 The opposition Labour Party is calling for a windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies to be extended to help fund a freeze on energy bills this winter. Anna Cooban, CNN, 19 Aug. 2022 Italy’s lame-duck government recently reported that its 25 percent windfall tax on Italian energy companies had so far not yielded what authorities expected, with some companies appearing to snub payment. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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