fortune
noun [C] (WEALTH) /ˈfɔː.tʃuːn/
/ˈfɔːr-/ Definition
B2 a large amount of money, goods, property, etc.: She inherited a fortune from her grandmother. He lost a fortune gambling. You can make a fortune out of junk if you call it 'antiques'. This dress cost a (small) fortune. Any painting by Van Gogh is worth a fortune.Large amounts of moneySmall amounts of money
(Definition of fortune noun (WEALTH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a king's ransom idiom
- a small fortune idiom
- an arm and a leg idiom
- big bucks noun
- big money noun
- bomb noun (MONEY)
- cost sb a pretty penny idiom
- cost, charge, etc. the earth idiom
- good money noun
- make a pile idiom
- mint noun (MONEY)
- packet noun (MONEY)
- pot noun (CONTAINER)
- riches noun
- tidy adjective (LARGE)
- treasure noun (VALUABLE THINGS)
- treasure trove noun
- wealth noun (MONEY)
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