windfall

Example Sentences

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However, the policies have brought an unexpected windfall to the Honduran economy: the thousands of Hondurans who live undocumented and under the radar in those cities are sending home more remittances than ever.

From BBC

So far, the companies have been uncharacteristically prudent with their windfalls, paying down debt and buying back stock rather than spending wildly on takeovers.

From Barron's

The authors note that money is fungible, yet the source matters; windfalls get special treatment, and larger windfalls are treated differently than smaller ones.

From The Wall Street Journal

He also worried about going to a local grocery store and feeling ashamed he hadn’t shared his windfall.

From The Wall Street Journal

While this strategy might make sense for windfall income of this kind, it might be less advantageous for those who are full-time self-employed.

From MarketWatch