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noun · C1Windfall
WINDF-orl/ˈwɪndfɔːl/
A windfall is an unexpected gain of money or advantage: a tax windfall, a windfall grant. Bonus is planned or contractual; a film crew is still an ethics question.
Meaning
An unexpected gain of money or advantage.
Examples
- “A windfall grant still needs an ethics minute before the film crew.”
- “Bonus is often planned. Godsend is informal. A grant is money. A minute is process. Pass the minute; then unpack the cameras.”
Good to know
An unexpected gain. Contrast: bonus (often planned). Money ≠ a skipped ethics minute.
Near in meaning
bonus
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