windfall

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun fruit that has fallen from the tree
  2. noun a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)

Etymology

From Middle English windfal, wyndfall, equivalent to wind + fall. Cognate with Middle High German wintval, wintfal, German Windfall.

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