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    fortune
    /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

    noun

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  2. a large amount of money, goods, property, etc.: She inherited a fortune from her grandmother. He lost a fortune gambling. make a fortune You can make a fortune out of junk if you call it antiques. cost a fortune This dress cost a fortune. a small fortune You don't need to spend a small fortune to be prepared.

  3. The meaning of FORTUNE is a very large sum of money. How to use fortune in a sentence.

  4. noun. an amount of wealth or material prosperity, esp, when unqualified, a great amount. small fortune. a large sum of money. a power or force, often personalized, regarded as being responsible for human affairs; chance. luck, esp when favourable. often plural a person's lot or destiny.

  5. noun. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) “whatever my fortune may be” synonyms: circumstances, destiny, fate, lot, luck, portion. see more. noun. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another. synonyms: chance, hazard, luck. see more. noun.

  6. Fortune definition: A hypothetical, often personified force or power that favorably or unfavorably governs the events of one's life.

  7. [countable] a large amount of money. He made a fortune in real estate. Her father made his fortune selling electronics. She inherited a share of the family fortune. A car like that costs a small fortune (= a lot of money). You don't have to spend a fortune to give your family tasty, healthy meals.

  8. Someone who has a fortune has a very large amount of money. He made his fortune in car sales. Synonyms: wealth , means , property , riches More Synonyms of fortune

  9. (mass noun) chance or luck as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate luck, especially good luck only good fortune has prevented British casualties fortunes the success or failure of a person or enterprise over a period of time he is credited with turning round the company's fortunes 2.

  10. FORTUNE definition: 1. a lot of money: 2. the good or bad things that happen to you: . Learn more.

  11. n. 1. a. The chance happening of fortunate or adverse events; luck: He decided to travel, and his fortune turned for the worse. b. fortunes The turns of luck in the course of one's life. c. Success, especially when at least partially resulting from luck: No matter what they tried, it ended in fortune. 2. a.