windfall payment

Frequency: 5.86.2 per million words

A one-time, unexpected payment received.

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  • The company distributed a substantial windfall payment to its shareholders after the merger.
  • Many employees hoped for a windfall payment following the successful IPO.
  • He received an unexpected windfall payment from an old insurance policy.
  • The government imposed a special tax on the energy companies' windfall payments.
  • What would you do if you suddenly received a large windfall payment?
  • Such a windfall payment could significantly boost the local economy.
  • Critics argue that these windfall payments are not always fairly distributed.
  • She decided to invest her windfall payment in real estate.
  • The unexpected windfall payment allowed them to pay off their mortgage early.
  • There's ongoing debate about whether to cap executive windfall payments.