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windfall

wind·fall [ wínd fàwl ] (plural wind·falls)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. money obtained unexpectedly: something good that is received unexpectedly, especially a sum of money

2. something blown down by wind: something that the wind has blown down, especially a piece of ripe fruit blown off a tree

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