DEFINITION of 'Windfall Tax'. A tax levied by governments against certain industries when economic conditions allow those industries to experience above-average profits. Windfall taxes are primarily levied on the companies in the targeted industry that have benefited the most from the economic windfall, most often commodity-based businesses.
acute leukemia leukemia in which the involved cell line shows little or no differentiation, usually consisting of blast cells; two types are distinguished, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myelogenous leukemia. acute granulocytic leukemia acute myelogenous leukemia.
1 Stratum granulosum is made up of keratinocytes that have moved up from the squamous layer. As these cells move closer toward the skin's surface, they begin to flatten and stick together, eventually drying and dying out. 2  Stratum corneum is the outermost layer of the epidermis.