English-Thai Dictionary

windfall

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WINDFALL

n.[wind and fall. ] 1. Fruit blown off the tree by wind.
2. An unexpected legacy.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WINDFALL

WINDFALL 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.

 

2. An unexpected legacy, or other gain. He had a mighty windfall out of doubt. B. Jonson.

 

WINDFALLEN

WINDFALLEN Wind "fall `en, a.

 

Defn: Blown down by the wind.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

windfall

wind fall |ˈwindˌfôl ˈwɪn (d )ˌfɔl | ▶noun an apple or other fruit blown down from a tree or bush by the wind. • a piece of unexpected good fortune, typically one that involves receiving a large amount of money: [ as modifier ] : windfall profits.

 

windfall profits tax

wind fall prof its tax (also windfall tax ) ▶noun a tax levied on an unforeseen or unexpectedly large profit, esp. one regarded to be excessive or unfairly obtained.

 

Oxford Dictionary

windfall

wind |fall |ˈwɪn (d )fɔːl | ▶noun 1 an apple or other fruit blown down from a tree or bush by the wind. 2 a large amount of money that is won or received unexpectedly: members are to get an average £520 cash windfall for voting ‘yes ’ to the merger.

 

windfall tax

windfall tax (also windfall profits tax ) ▶noun a tax levied on an unforeseen or unexpectedly large profit, especially one regarded to be excessive or unfairly obtained.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

windfall

windfall noun the inheritance from Uncle Larry was an unexpected windfall: bonanza, jackpot, pennies from heaven, stroke /piece of luck, godsend, manna from heaven.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

windfall

windfall noun a £43,000 windfall: bonanza, jackpot, pennies from heaven, unexpected gain; piece /stroke of good luck, godsend, manna from heaven.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

windfall

w í nd f à ll /wɪ́n (d )-/名詞 C 1 思いもよらず手に入ったもの 〘遺産など 〙; 棚ぼた . ▸ windfall gains [profits ]思いがけない利益 .2 風で落ちた果物 .～́ t à x 超過利潤に対する課税 .