windfall
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Synonyms
benediction, benefit, blessing, boon, felicity, godsend, good, manna
Antonyms
affliction, bane, curse, evil, plague, scourge
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Britons have thus enjoyed unexpected windfalls big enough to splash out on holidays or cars. — The Economist, "PPI was a bonanza—for banks, and then for consumers," 29 Aug. 2019 Scott concluded from their discussion that Congress should use Treasury’s supposed tariff revenue windfall to come up with a plan to cut taxes elsewhere. — Catherine Rampell, The Denver Post, "Rampell: Trump’s tendency to double down on bad ideas doesn’t bode well for the economy," 25 Aug. 2019 With the Greene King deal, much of the rest of the windfall has now also found a home. — Geoffrey Smith, Fortune, "Why One of Asia’s Richest Men Is Buying a British Pub Business Right Before Brexit," 24 Aug. 2019 Some believed that traditional polluters would see windfall profits. — Stephen Gandel, CBS News, "Hedge funds are making millions off Europe's killer heat waves," 20 Aug. 2019 Worries about the world economy and the shaky stock market have given homebuyers a windfall. — Steve Brown, Dallas News, "Drop in mortgage rates is a boon for homebuyers and refinancing," 16 Aug. 2019 Felsher is not the only one reaping the benefits of the windfall. — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, "Arlington statistician wins $1 million lottery prize — for the second time," 25 July 2019 The idea was to save a slice of the current oil windfall in a special fund for future generations when the oil ran out. — Paola Banchero, The Conversation, "In divided Alaska, the choice is between paying for government or giving residents bigger oil wealth check," 15 July 2019 Money from Volkswagen’s emissions-cheating settlement has delivered a windfall to US states to clean up the mess. — Michael J. Coren, Quartz, "Many US states are spending their VW settlement funds on more diesel engines," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'windfall.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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