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What is a windfall? A windfall is the result of an unexpected large positive event. In the case of a company, it could be the earnings from a large contract above and beyond projections, or unanticipated sales growth from a PR campaign. When certain industries find that economic conditions have given business a boost, government may levy windfall taxes to take a piece of the extra prosperity.

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Finance Allah Shmoop What is Ah windfall Waterfall snowfall pratfall

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that none of those are what we're talking about here

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So what's a windfall Well it's an incredible unexpected sudden

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fortune usually of the dolla dolla bill variety like you're

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at the blackjack table and you think you're only about

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to win fifteen bucks for that hand But it turns

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out you just won the casinos one million hand and

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suddenly you're surrounded by streamers and confetti and heavily made

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up women in rhinestone studded dresses And well you're being

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handed a massive check for one million dollars Yeah you

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should probably not double down or you bought a Powerball

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ticket on a whim You usually never waste your money

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on these things But you had a single that was

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just burning a hole in your pocket And you were

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bored while you were waiting in line at the Quickie

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Mart there So you took a shot and you scored

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and now you're set for life Huge windfall Yeah Final

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example You were employee number eight at Google and you

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decide to finally cash in your stock options Less of

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a windfall and more of a sky fall there but

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well it might be time to do a Google search

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for how much does it cost to buy your own 00:01:17.84 --> [endTime] island Yeah that's a good one

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