fortune

/ˈfɔr·tʃən/ n [C] (WEALTH)

Definition

› a very large amount of money or property: They made a fortune in real estate. This dress cost a (small) fortune (= a lot of money).

(Definition of fortune n (WEALTH) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

everything that exists or is possible

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