WINDFALL PROFIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does windfall profit mean? 

• WINDFALL PROFIT (noun)
  The noun WINDFALL PROFIT has 1 sense:

1. profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it

  Familiarity information: WINDFALL PROFIT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WINDFALL PROFIT (noun)

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Meaning:

Profit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("windfall profit" is a kind of...):

earnings; lucre; net; net income; net profit; profit; profits (the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses))