Windfall
a windfall (noun) - money received unexpectedly (often by luck)
an unexpected windfall
windfall gains
windfall profits
windfall earnings
a windfall profits tax
a tax windfall
a windfall tax on
Example sentences:
* A windfall profits tax was first imposed several years ago.
* The windfall gains went towards badly needed building repairs.
* The mayor earmarked the windfall for road repairs.
* An unexpected windfall allowed her to change careers.
* The new growth restrictions could prove a windfall to existing property owners in the area.
* The country will get a windfall this year from higher oil prices that will raise government tx revenue.
* Taxi drivers are expecting a windfall from the recent sharp jump in foreign workers that have entered the country.
* He demanded a windfall tax on those gambling on currency fluctuations.
* The new zoning laws will increase land prices a hundredfold, a windfall for the owner, but a burden for tenants.
* The footbal team could be set for a windfall if negotiations over TV rights to their games this week are successful.
* The extension to the factory will finally be built this year, thanks to a financial windfall from real estate sales.
* Sudden and uexpected changes in government regulations inevitably catch people by surprise and create windfall gains for insiders with apecial access to information.
* They've already spent half of the windfall earnings they received from higher oil prices durign the Gulf War.
