Windfall
How old is this term and when was it first used to denote an unexpected financial gain.
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According to Chambers Dict of Etymology the classical meaning (something blown down) goes back to 1464, and the unexpected acquisition or advantage sense to 1542
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A special sense of "windfall profit" is given in OED2: b. Special Comb. windfall profit Econ., unexpectedly large or unforeseen profit; similarly windfall gain, loss, etc. 1936 J. M. Keynes Gen....
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