fortune

/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/ noun

Definition

MONEY [C] › a lot of money: She made a fortune selling her story to the newspapers. Nick's new car must have cost a fortune!

LUCK [C, U] › the good or bad things that happen to you: [usually plural] The family's fortunes changed almost overnight.

(Definition of fortune noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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