windfall
noun
an unexpected gain, piece of good fortune, or the like.
windfalls
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pluralof windfall.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Pacific island nations are divided on whether deep-sea mining will deliver economic windfalls, or environmental catastrophe.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Refiners PBF Energy and Valero also reported windfalls, with the latter earning $3.7 billion, another fivefold increase from the year before.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The investments covered in the ledger were tiny percentages of SpaceX but would have generated windfalls.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
“Some employees will spend their windfalls on housing, and some will spend it on other things — but large liquidity events like this do have meaningful effects on local real-estate markets,” said Zhao.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 13, 2026
Either way, the meanings are the same: great discoveries, whether of silk or of gravity, are always windfalls.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
