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Unusually high income that is sudden and/or unexpected
A windfall gain is a sudden and usually unexpected addition to income which is substantially above the norm. Windfall gains usually refer to a gain in
Windfall_gain
2010s political scandal in India
have otherwise. In its draft report in March the CAG estimated the "windfall gain" to the allocatees was ₹10,673 billion (US$110 billion). The CAG Final
Indian_coal_allocation_scam
Higher tax rate on companies
A windfall tax is a higher tax rate on profits that ensue from a sudden windfall gain to a particular company or industry. There have been windfall taxes
Windfall_tax
Investment strategy
different investment strategy in the situation where the investor invests a windfall gain such as an insurance payout or inheritance. The strategy is to invest
Dollar_cost_averaging
New York Hedge Fund
reported that BBA's 25% stake investment in Seagen in 2003 resulted in a windfall gain of $8 billion when in 2023, Pfizer acquired Seagen for $43 billion which
Baker_Brothers_Advisors
British entrepreneur (born 1970)
(CEO). Team17 went public in May 2018, earning Bestwick £50 million in windfall gain. She was awarded various accolades related to the video game industry
Debbie_Bestwick
Tropical fruit
"getting a fallen durian", is the equivalent of the English phrase 'windfall gain'. Nevertheless, trees bearing mature durians are dangerous because the
Durian
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up windfall in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Windfall or Windfalls may refer to: Windfall (1935 film), adaptation of R. C. Sherriff's 1933 play
Windfall
Tax on investment profits
A capital gains tax (CGT) is the tax on profits realised on the sale of a non-inventory asset. The most common capital gains are realised from the sale
Capital_gains_tax
Ratio between turnover and profit
Monopoly price Net income Operating profit margin Return on capital Windfall gain Windfall tax "Profit Margin: Definition, Types, Formula, and Impact". Investor
Profit_margin
owner. It is, therefore, usually referred to as unearned increment or windfall gain. When, for instance, a property is rezoned for higher-value uses, or
Betterment
American actress (born 1983)
sources of information. D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 8, 2019). "Netflix's 'Windfall' Gains Jessie T. Usher, Jamie Chung, Cam Gigandet & More". Deadline Hollywood
Jamie_Chung
Supreme audit institution of India
otherwise. In its draft report in March, the CAG estimated that the "windfall gain" to the allocatees was ₹1,067,300 crore (US$110 billion). The CAG Final
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Comptroller_and_Auditor_General_of_India
South Korean biotechnology company
JoongAny Daily. Ahn, Dae-Kyu (7 June 2024). "Samsung Biologics eyes windfall gain amid US-China row". KED Global. The Korean Economic Daily. Tyler, Dominic
Samsung_Biologics
Japanese video game company
Scope cabinets. The kits transformed the cabinets into NoA's massive windfall gain of $280 million from Miyamoto's smash hit Donkey Kong in 1981–1983 alone
Nintendo
Payment card with a monetary value stored on the card itself
amount is generally lost and is a windfall gain for the issuing merchant. The merchant also obtains a windfall gain if a card has an expiry date and the
Stored-value_card
United Kingdom government procurement policy
right to any share in the gains ... Investors in one of the early prison projects, for example, made a £14m windfall gain and hugely increased rates
Private_finance_initiative
Economic study of how people consume and save throughout their lives
implies) and why small windfall gains (which are coded as current income) are consumed at a high rate but a higher proportion of larger gains is saved. Albert
Intertemporal_consumption
Total earnings of an individual
Transfer payment from households (TPH) + interest of public debt + windfall gain In this formula: Undistributed profits (UP) represent the earnings that
Personal_income
Military head of state of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975
participation by foreigners in several other areas. This decree provided windfall gains to several well-connected Nigerians but proved highly detrimental to
Yakubu_Gowon
2020 American psychological thriller film
Retrieved May 8, 2019. D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 8, 2019). "Netflix's 'Windfall' Gains Jessie T. Usher, Jamie Chung, Cam Gigandet & More". Deadline Hollywood
Dangerous_Lies_(2020_film)
Pejorative for Northerners who moved South after the American Civil War
from opening membership accounts at building societies to qualify for windfall gains, running into thousands of pounds, from the process of conversion and
Carpetbagger
American real estate developer (1905–1999)
and others were investigated by a U.S. Senate banking committee for windfall gains. Trump and his partner William Tomasello were cited as examples of how
Fred_Trump
Profit above normal return to capital
profits could be sustained by firms. Economic rent War profiteering Windfall gain Excess profits tax Quasi-rent, a common source of small abnormal profits
Abnormal_profit
American alternative investment manager
corporate strategies. The approach has helped New Mountain earn large windfall gains at a time when many of its peers are struggling. Klinsky has stated
New_Mountain_Capital
Economic model explaining consumption pattern formation
unexpected or 'surprise' consumption is not often financed through windfall gains. Consider a (potentially infinitely lived) consumer who maximizes his
Permanent_income_hypothesis
Under construction rapid transit line in Melbourne, Australia
that taxes would be raised through measures the existing land tax and windfall gains tax, new infrastructure contribution levies paid by property developers
Suburban_Rail_Loop_East
Income gained through ownership of land and other monopoly
rent-seeking without wealth creation Surplus value – Concept in economics Windfall gain – Unusually high income that is sudden and/or unexpected O'Hara, Phillip
Unearned_income
Video game franchise
international success upon its release in July 1981. The $280 million windfall gain rescued Nintendo of America from its financial crisis and established
Donkey_Kong
COVID-19 stimulus in the United States
around 43,000 taxpayers who make more than $1 million a year each a windfall gain averaging $1.7 million. Citations "House Coronavirus Relief Bill Would
CARES_Act
Capitalisation of risk-free opportunities in financial markets
markets to public markets differences may also help explain the overnight windfall gains enjoyed by principals of companies that just did an initial public offering
Arbitrage
American actor (born 1988)
lead roles in Other People (2016), I'm Thinking of Ending Things (2020), Windfall (2022), and Kinds of Kindness (2024). He won the Cannes Film Festival Award
Jesse_Plemons
Defunct American energy company
March, peaking at $90 in the summer of 2000. Enron executives obtained windfall gains from the rising stock prices, with a total of $924 million of stocks
Enron
1897 book by Émile Durkheim
changes in wealth; while this includes economic ruin, it can also include windfall gains—in both cases, previous expectations from life are brushed aside and
Suicide_(Durkheim_book)
Season of television series
USA Today. p. 3D. Donlon, Brian (November 13, 1991). "NBC's hurricane windfall". Life. USA Today. p. 3D. Donlon, Brian (November 27, 1991). "CBS scores
The_Wonder_Years_season_5
First large greenhouse gas emissions trading scheme in the world
cashed in at the EUA price by fossil generators, resulting in a "massive windfall gain". Newbery (2009) wrote that "[there] is no case for repeating such a
European Union Emissions Trading System
European_Union_Emissions_Trading_System
Windfall II is a retired Trakehner stallion that competed internationally in the equestrian sport of eventing. Windfall is registered with the Trakehner
Windfall_II
Ethnic group
banking mergers and acquisition frenzy, Gokongwei realized an immense windfall gain following the high-profit sale of his shares in PCIB and the Far East
Chinese_Filipinos
Discussion of proposals to change the U.S. Social Security system
would be the largest windfall gain in American financial history". Other analysts argue that dangers of a Wall Street windfall of such magnitude are
Social Security debate in the United States
Social_Security_debate_in_the_United_States
Orbital rapid transit line under construction in Melbourne, Australia
that taxes would be raised through measures the existing land tax and windfall gains tax, new infrastructure contribution levies paid by property developers
Suburban_Rail_Loop
holding a 1/16 share. This minimized risk and maximized opportunity for windfall gains. Even more important in this respect was the staple market (stapelmarkt)
Economic history of the Netherlands (1500–1815)
Economic_history_of_the_Netherlands_(1500–1815)
South Korean indie rock band
(Korean: 더로즈) is a South Korean indie-rock band represented by their company Windfall. The band is composed of four members: Kim Woosung (vocalist, guitar),
The_Rose_(band)
Tax on monopoly profits
event which provides some with an extraordinary ability to earn windfall gains. Windfall taxes have often been proposed, and sometimes imposed, in order
Excess_profits_tax
NZ's market-based approach to reduce CO2
should be fiscally neutral rather than providing billions of dollars in windfall gains to the government accounts at the expense of businesses and consumers
New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme
New_Zealand_Emissions_Trading_Scheme
American actor and writer (born 1980)
Who Lives at Home (2011), The Discovery (2017), Our Friend (2019), and Windfall (2022). From 2022 to 2023, he played the role of Paul Westhead in the HBO
Jason_Segel
American economist and statistician (1912–2006)
proportional amount of what they perceived to be their permanent income. Windfall gains would mostly be saved because of the law of diminishing marginal utility
Milton_Friedman
German businessman (born 1952)
takeover of Volkswagen, which was ultimately unsuccessful although windfall gains from financial instruments linked to VW shares helped Wiedeking become
Wendelin_Wiedeking
American organic chemist (1966–2026)
ingredient to other supplement makers, Arnold missed out on a financial windfall. In 2001 Arnold's company introduced the prohormone 1-Androstenediol, under
Patrick_Arnold
Bus operator in East London
1 million (equivalent to £27,369,000 in 2025), with Steven Norris earning a windfall gain of up to £600,000 (equivalent to £1,165,000 in 2025) from the sale.
Capital_Citybus
American economist and academic
problem: the problem of an essential TV station holding out to capture the windfall gains. That solution had to come from the Federal Communications Commission
Peter_Cramton
bought under a PMSI. This rule prevents the creditor from realizing a windfall gain by foreclosing on property that is substantially more valuable than
Strict_foreclosure
Hotel in New Jersey, United States
York Times "Coalition for a Better Waterfront - Jersey City Approves Windfall Gain for Developer who Swindled S&L; out of $ 16 Million". August 17, 2001
The Empress Hotel (New Jersey)
The_Empress_Hotel_(New_Jersey)
Debt owed by the government sector in Canada
favorable economic conditions since the 2018 budget that led to sizeable windfall gains: higher than anticipated revenue collections, lower transfers to households
Canadian_public_debt
Sovereign wealth fund of North Dakota
2008-2014. The legacy fund was established to ensure that the financial windfall gained from the Bakken Oil Boom would benefit the state in the long-run, even
North_Dakota_Legacy_Fund
Law in public finance studies: income as consumption plus change in net worth
considered taxable income in a broad sense, including donations and windfall gains. A cash-flow consumption tax is intended to confine the cash-flow tax
Haig–Simons_income
Bus operator in the West Midlands of England
000 in 2025), with over 5,000 employee shareholders of WMT receiving windfall gains averaging £30,000 (equivalent to £62,000 in 2025). Operations were subsequently
National Express West Midlands
National_Express_West_Midlands
2013 video game
över Robtop Games – vinst på 60 miljoner kronor" [Another million-dollar windfall for Robtop Games – profit of 60 million kronor]. Breakit (in Swedish).
Geometry_Dash
circumstances, the prices for the consumer would go up and there would be a windfall gain for the multinationals. Deputy Ferris is likely to be minded to agree
Shannon_LNG
Former major bus operator in Merseyside, England
shareholding workers each receiving £13,500 (equivalent to £26,000 in 2025) in windfall gains from the sale. Arriva had already built up a substantial portfolio of
Merseybus
2021 browser game
2022). "Older game called Wordle hits the jackpot, creator donates the windfall to charity". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022.
Wordle
and reopened on O'Connell Street, North Adelaide. She apportioned her windfall gains to her children; Henry used his share to purchase further blocks of
Henry_Hussey_(pastor)
Proposal to reform United States tax code
incomes rise by the exclusive rate (i.e., 30%)—embedded taxes become windfall gains. Partial accommodation would suggest a varying degree in-between. If
FairTax
American actor and comedian (1951–2014)
his second wife Marsha founded a philanthropic organization called the Windfall Foundation to raise money for many charities. In December 1999, he sang
Robin_Williams
Pay and benefits for upper management
to events that will raise or lower stock prices, Not adjusting for windfall gains for the firm unrelated to management's own efforts (falling interest
Executive compensation in the United States
Executive_compensation_in_the_United_States
1992–2000 British transport operator
£85 million, with MTL's shareholding workers each receiving £13,500 in windfall gains from the sale. The original bus division, Merseybus, introduced several
MTL_(transport_company)
the Collective Interests of Consumers Act 2023 No. 23/2023 – Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Act 2023 No
List of acts of the Oireachtas
List_of_acts_of_the_Oireachtas
Association football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy
old company was liquidated. At that time the club was heavily relying on windfall profit from selling players, especially in pure player swap or cash plus
ACF_Fiorentina
water and energy, a green society, a wealth tax, a carbon tax, and a windfall tax on the profit of banks. The manifesto promises quicker access to NHS
2024 United Kingdom general election
2024_United_Kingdom_general_election
American politician (born 1954)
2023). "How R.F.K. Jr. Has Turned His Public Crusades Into a Private Windfall". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 9, 2025. Wesoff
Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.
Canadian businessman and author (born 1954)
later sold his shares, which yielded a windfall profit exceeding $4.5 million through realized capital gains, with his initial stake being originally
Kevin_O'Leary
Study of the development of economic thought
proportional amount of what they perceived to be their permanent income. Windfall gains would mostly be saved. Tax reductions likewise, as rational consumers
History_of_economic_thought
British tax lawyer
of windfall taxes on oil and gas producers (but did not support the investment allowances proposed in the UK Government's 2022 oil and gas windfall tax
Dan_Neidle
Infinity, Inc. Windfall is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first Windfall was Wendy Jones
List of DC Comics characters: W
List_of_DC_Comics_characters:_W
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2022 to 2024
intensified efforts to respond to the crisis in May 2022, with a £5 billion windfall tax on energy companies to help fund a £15 billion support package for
Rishi_Sunak
American cryptocurrency-based prediction market
Osipovich, Alexander (November 13, 2024). "Trump Whale Scores $85 Million Windfall on Election". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 16, 2024. Bhandari
Polymarket
000 under-25-year-olds off benefit and into work by using money from a windfall levy on the privatised utilities. No rise in income tax rates, cut VAT
1997 United Kingdom general election
1997_United_Kingdom_general_election
American actor and bodybuilder (born 1951)
Nurse Janice in Days of Our Lives and has also appeared in the NBC series Windfall, the television film Within, and the E! reality television series Filthy
Lou_Ferrigno
1982 studio album by Michael Jackson
Commercial piracy will not be affected by the DAT Bill: Julia gave $4000 in windfall profit to a Japanese company and added $4000 to the trade deficit. Caulfield
Thriller_(album)
Cast of American crime drama TV series
Through Paulie, Johnny learned about Tony's Frelinghuysen Avenue property windfall and HUD scam — allowing the Lupertazzi crime family to demand a piece of
List of The Sopranos characters
List_of_The_Sopranos_characters
American musician and actor (1940–1985)
was unsure about what to do with the former teen idol. Albums such as Windfall failed to have an impact. Nelson became an attraction at theme parks like
Ricky_Nelson
as an assignment in home economics, much to Dave's chagrin. 239 21 "The Windfall" Unknown Unknown February 4, 1965 (1965-02-04) Jeff buys a supposedly empty
List of The Donna Reed Show episodes
List_of_The_Donna_Reed_Show_episodes
Global inflation following the COVID-19 pandemic
were higher than their historical averages. In July, the UK imposed a 25% windfall profit tax on British North Sea oil producers, which expected to raise
2021–2023_inflation_surge
that the Coalition would direct 80 cents in every dollar of resource windfalls to a Future Generations Fund, Taylor says that the fund will help pay
2026 Australian federal budget
2026_Australian_federal_budget
Political official in Greater Manchester
2014. Retrieved 27 February 2015. "Manchester Airports Group dividend windfall for councils". BBC News. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2015. "Manchester
Mayor_of_Greater_Manchester
addition, Labour was to obtain income from the Inclusive Ownership Fund, windfall tax on oil companies, and some smaller tax changes. There were increased
2019 United Kingdom general election
2019_United_Kingdom_general_election
American artificial intelligence subsidiary of SpaceX
29, 2025. Hyatt, John (April 2, 2025). "The xAI-X Deal Is A $33 Billion Windfall For Elon Musk". Forbes. Retrieved April 18, 2025. Brodkin, Jon (July 15
XAI_(company)
American actor (born 1963)
Again" 2006 Cold Case Wayne Nelson Episode: "Death Penalty: Final Appeal" Windfall Damien's Father 4 episodes Just Legal Judge Episode: "The Code" Nip/Tuck
Dean_Norris
Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002, 2010–2026)
shocks of COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns, Orbán's government has imposed windfall taxes on banks, pharmaceutical companies, and energy companies in order
Viktor_Orbán
North Sea, including potential reforms to the UK's Energy Profits Levy (windfall tax) on oil and gas producers and the future of investment in the sector
2026_Iran_war_fuel_crisis
Ronnie. The Morton's and Harry von Zell wonder how George acquired the windfall and why he didn't tell them about it so they could get in on the deal.
List of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show episodes
List_of_The_George_Burns_and_Gracie_Allen_Show_episodes
Worldwide increase in crude oil prices following the Iranian Revolution
fully dismantled in 1981 under Reagan. Carter also said he would impose a windfall profit tax on oil companies. While the regulated price of domestic oil
1979_oil_crisis
Internet content subscription service
26 October 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021. "OnlyFans' owner nets $500mn windfall as platform for sex workers booms". Financial Times. 1 September 2022.
OnlyFans
Annual postseason elimination tournament of English Football League Championship
original on 2 April 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2021. "Losers in line for final windfall". BBC Sport. 15 May 2006. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved
EFL_Championship_play-offs
British banker (born 1972)
controversy after giving a speech to a group of businessmen that a £10 billion windfall tax on North Sea oil revenue in the 2011 budget was his idea. The move
Danny_Alexander
North Sea, including potential reforms to the UK's Energy Profits Levy (windfall tax) on oil and gas producers and the future of investment in the sector
Economic impact of the 2026 Iran war
Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Iran_war
English actor (born 1968)
Retrieved 15 November 2006. Gant, Charles (5 December 2012). "Skyfall windfall is UK box office's biggest ever". The Guardian. Archived from the original
Daniel_Craig
British politician (born 1949)
winning Conservative government, including a higher corporation tax, a windfall tax on oil companies, a reduction in annual tax allowances on dividend
Jeremy_Corbyn
American video game company
aXiomatic as potential leads in the growing esports arena. Epic has used its windfall to support its products. In January 2019, following a dispute between Improbable
Epic_Games
Thai politician and activist
[Dear Watanya vs Tant Chitpas: MPs who won a party-list seat by windfall]. Siam Rath. 1 June 2019. "Thailand's 40 Richest: #7 Chamnong Bhirombhakdi"
Chitpas_Kridakorn
U.S. presidential administration since 2025
Parker, Ashley (February 13, 2026). "Trump's Eye-Popping Postelection Windfall". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on February 13, 2026. Breuninger
Second presidency of Donald Trump
Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump
WINDFALL GAIN
WINDFALL GAIN
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Tindall.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gaines.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Swindell.
Boy/Male
English German American
Traveler; wanderer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Tindall.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : regional name for someone who lived in Tynedale, the valley of the river Tyne, or a habitational name from a place in Cumbria called Tindale, which is situated on a tributary of the South Tyne. The name derives from a British river name Tina (apparently from a Celtic root meaning ‘to flow’) + Old English dæl or Old Norse dalr ‘valley’.
Boy/Male
German
From the Linden Tree Valley
Surname or Lastname
English (South Yorkshire)
English (South Yorkshire) : variant of Wigfall.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places in England so called. Most of them, as for example those in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire (near Gainsborough), Sussex, and West Yorkshire, are named with Old English lēac ‘leek’ + tūn ‘enclosure’. The compound was also used in the extended sense of a herb garden and later of a kitchen garden. Laughton near Folkingham in Lincolnshire, however, was probably named as loc-tūn ‘enclosed farm’ (see Lock 2).English : variant spelling of Lawton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Kendall.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Tindall.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : variant of Levin.English : variant of Leven 3.Breton (Lévéné) : from an old female personal name derived from Old Breton louuinid ‘joy’, ‘gaiety’. The name gained popularity as it belonged to the mother of a Breton saint, Gwenael.Altered spelling of French Lavigne, Lavin, Lavine, Levin, or various other like-sounding surnames.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gain.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from a medieval personal name, a pet form of Martin or Marta.English and French : metonymic occupational name for a smith or a nickname for a forceful person, from Old French martel ‘hammer’ (Late Latin martellus). Charles Martel, the grandfather of Charlemagne, gained his byname from the force with which he struck down his enemies in battle.Spanish and Portuguese : from Portuguese martelo, Old Spanish martel ‘hammer’ (Late Latin martellus), or an Iberianized form of the Italian cognate Martello.
Surname or Lastname
English (South Yorkshire)
English (South Yorkshire) : habitational name from Wigfield (earlier Wigfall) Farm, Worsbrough, named with the Old English personal name Wicga or Old English wicga ‘beetle’ + (ge)fall ‘forest clearing’.
Surname or Lastname
English (northeastern)
English (northeastern) : variant spelling of Tindall.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, German
Traveler; Wanderer
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Windle.Swedish : ornamental name composed of the elements vind ‘wind’ + the common suffix -ell, from Latin -elius.
Surname or Lastname
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire)
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire) : habitational name from Windhill in West Yorkshire or Windle in Lancashire, both named from Old English wind ‘wind’ + hyll ‘hill’, i.e. a mound exposed to fierce gusts. There is a Windhill in Kent (with the same etymology), but this does not appear to have contributed significantly to the modern surname.
Boy/Male
American, British, English, German, Jamaican
Traveler; Wanderer; Windy Valley
WINDFALL GAIN
WINDFALL GAIN
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Love
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Good person
Girl/Female
Finnish
Bitter.
Girl/Female
Scottish American French
Scottish version of the Old French Jehane, a feminine form of John: God is gracious.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Fair Woman Like a Swan
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly Yorkshire)
English (mainly Yorkshire) : patronymic from Hugh.
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi
Gautama's Wife
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Water of Life; Elixir
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Light.
WINDFALL GAIN
WINDFALL GAIN
WINDFALL GAIN
WINDFALL GAIN
WINDFALL GAIN
v. t.
One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the sails are spread.
n.
Sighting or making land when at sea.
n.
A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind.
n.
The fan wheel that rotates the cap of a windmill as the wind veers.
n.
A mill operated by the power of the wind, usually by the action of the wind upon oblique vanes or sails which radiate from a horizontal shaft.
imp. & p. p.
of Gainstand
n.
Any flat, extended surface attached to an axis and moved by the wind; as, the vane of a windmill; hence, a similar fixture of any form moved in or by water, air, or other fluid; as, the vane of a screw propeller, a fan blower, an anemometer, etc.
n.
An unexpected legacy, or other gain.
n.
Anything which agitates the air as a wing does, or which is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, as a fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a windmill, etc.
n.
The extended surface of the arm of a windmill.
n.
Anything blown down or off by the wind, as fruit from a tree, or the tree itself, or a portion of a forest prostrated by a violent wind, etc.
a.
Gainful.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Gainstand
n.
An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or benefit; a windfall.
a.
Resembling the sails of a windmill.
a.
Blown down by the wind.
n.
A sudden transference of property in land by the death of its owner.
n.
A soft tumor or synovial swelling on the fetlock joint of a horse; -- so called from having formerly been supposed to contain air.
n.
A soft swelling on a horse's leg; a windgall.