windfall

Universal Words noun 1 an amount of money that sb/sth wins or receives unexpectedly: The hospital got a sudden windfall of ｣300000. * windfall gains / profits * The government imposed a windfall tax (= a tax on profits to be paid once only, not every year) on some industries. 2 a fruit, especially an apple, that the wind has blown down from a tree: The ground was covered with windfalls.