windfall
Example Sentences
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Flores, Sable’s chief executive, wagered that he could patch a leaky pipeline that once caused a disastrous oil spill, ship tens of thousands of barrels of crude to California’s refineries—and earn a windfall.
Treasury has said it would assess whether potential transactions fully sever Lukoil’s relationship with the assets, and if the Russian company would receive a windfall.
The industry argues that subsequent falls in the price of crude oil demonstrate that the "windfall" has now ended and that taxation should reflect that change.
From BBC
It’s “a great place to invest an unexpected cash windfall,” she said.
From MarketWatch
The windfall from the statue, originally sold to the club by diamond-mining magnate Ernest Oppenheimer, was enough to pay off the club’s debt at the time, with money left over for upgrades.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
