windfalls

noun

plural of windfall
as in benefits
something that provides happiness or does good for a person or thing hitting the lottery jackpot was an incredible windfall for the recently laid-off worker

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Recent Examples of windfalls Beneath this glossy veneer of investment banking windfalls, however, a quieter, more systemic narrative is unfolding. — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Budget windfalls Third, host-community benefits that are proportional to the imposition. — Warren Wimmer, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 Retail businesses celebrate While the central bank frets, some businesses are already preparing for these workers to spend their windfalls at their stores. — Lim Hui Jie,blair Baek, CNBC, 20 June 2026 Because of that, revenues are prone to volatility, hinging on capital gains from investments, bonuses to executives and windfalls from new stock offerings, and are notoriously difficult for the state to predict. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 The investments covered in the ledger were tiny percentages of SpaceX but would have generated windfalls. — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 18 June 2026 That extra revenue came from strong tax collections, capital gains windfalls and federal pandemic aid, producing some of the largest budget surpluses in state history. — Benjamin F. Henwood, Fortune, 12 June 2026 That extra revenue came from strong tax collections, capital gains windfalls and federal pandemic aid, producing some of the largest budget surpluses in state history. — Benjamin F. Henwood, The Conversation, 10 June 2026 Supporters have argued that any actions that put universities’ financial windfalls from athletics in jeopardy could be enough to move the needle. — Bracey Harris, NBC news, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for windfalls
  1. benefits
  2. blessings
  3. boons
  4. gifts
  5. bonuses
Noun
  • Both chickpea pasta and whole-wheat pasta offer distinct nutritional benefits and can contribute to a balanced diet.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 8 July 2026
  • One solution to some of these problems is collective licensing, which seeks to make these benefits available to all creators, while reducing the costs and administrative burden of mass licensing.
    — Zoey Forbes, The Dial, 7 July 2026
Definition of benefits
Noun
  • The Liberty Medal honors men and women of courage and conviction who strive to secure the blessings of liberty for people around the globe, the Constitution Center explains.
    — Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • The blessings of liberty were secured for some, while others were told to wait.
    — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of blessings
Noun
  • Disney’s live-action remakes have largely been box-office boons for the company, with a few exceptions.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • This is one of the biggest boons of our studio becoming a part of Netflix.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 June 2026
Definition of boons
Noun
  • The lawsuit recruiters came to their town bearing gifts, several residents told The Times.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Both ideas were kind of expensive, so the three of us agreed to split the costs of both gifts.
    — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Definition of gifts
Noun
  • An ordinance funnels that 1% into school employee bonuses, which topped $50,000 for some local teachers, according to Meta.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • Bilt is an excellent program for earning rewards on housing payments and frequently offers incredible transfer bonuses through its monthly Rent Day promotion.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Definition of bonuses

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