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Godsend

An unexpected good fortune or benefit; a windfall.

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    An unexpected good fortune or benefit; a windfall.

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windfallnoun(figuratively) A sudden large benefit; especially, a sudden or unexpected large amount of money, as from lottery or sweepstakes winnings or an unexpected inheritance or gift.
gravynoun(countable, uncountable) A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.
buncenounA surname.

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windfallnoun(figuratively) A sudden large benefit; especially, a sudden or unexpected large amount of money, as from lottery or sweepstakes winnings or an unexpected inheritance or gift.
gravynoun(countable, uncountable) A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked.
buncenounA surname.
favornounA kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
convenientServing to reduce a difficulty, or accessible with minimum difficulty; expedient.
blessingnounGood fortune.
boonnounA good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.
bargainnounAn item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price
pittancenounA meagre allowance of money or wages.
angelnounAn incorporeal and holy or semidivine messenger from a deity or other divine entity, traditionally depicted as a youthful, winged figure in flowing robes.
mannanoun(biblical) Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
bonanzanoun(by extension, figurative) Anything which is a great source of wealth or yields a large income or return.
god-sendnounDated form of godsend. [An instance of unexpected benefit or good fortune; a windfall.]
gift from the godsnoun(figurative) Something very pleasant, beneficial or useful, often received unexpectedly and without being deserved.
treatverb(transitive) To entertain with food or drink, especially at one's own expense; to show hospitality to; to pay for as celebration or reward.
trouvaillenounA lucky find, a windfall.
blessed eventnoun(idiomatic, euphemistic) The birth of a baby.
fortuningsnoun(nonce word) Fortunes; things happening by chance.
fortunenounGood luck.
giftnounSomething given to another voluntarily, without charge.

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