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   For·tune

   /ˈfôrCHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. chance or luck as an external, arbitrary force affecting human affairs: "some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate" Similar chanceaccidentcoincidenceserendipitytwist of fatedestinyfortuityprovidencefreakhazardfateLady LuckDame Fortunehappenstance
   • ▪ luck, especially good luck: "this astounding piece of good fortune that has befallen me" Similar luckfatedestinypredestinationthe starsfortuityserendipitykarmakismetlotwhat is written in the stars
   • ▪ the success or failure of a person or enterprise over a period of time or in the course of a particular activity: "he is credited with turning around the company's fortunes" Similar circumstancesstate of affairsconditionfinancial/material positionfinancial/material situationfinancial/material statusresourcesmeansfinancesincomeplightpredicamentstation in lifelotlifestylefutureprospects
   • 2. a large amount of money or assets: "he eventually inherited a substantial fortune" Similar wealthrichessubstancepropertyassetsresourcesmeansdeep pocketspossessionstreasureestateaffluenceprosperity
   • ▪ a surprisingly high price or amount of money: informal "I spent a fortune on drink and drugs" Similar a huge amounta small fortunea king's ransoma vast suma large sum of moneya lotmillionsbillionsinformal:a packeta minta bundlea pilea wada pretty pennyan arm and a lega tidy suma killinga bombsilly moneyloadsamoneyshedloadsbig bucksbig moneygazillionsbig bickies

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin Fortuna, the name of a goddess personifying luck or chance.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFORTUNE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FORTUNE definition: 1. a large amount of money, goods, property, etc.: 2. chance and the way it affects your life: 3…. Learn more.

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   noun. position in life as determined by wealth: It's not easy to make one's fortune from humble beginnings. wealth or riches: He lost a small fortune in bad investments. great wealth; ample stock of money, property, and the like: Those gems are worth a fortune.

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   Definitions of fortune. 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.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfortune noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   noun. /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/. /ˈfɔːrtʃən/. Idioms. [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).

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryFORTUNE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   fortune in British English. (ˈfɔːtʃən ) noun. 1. an amount of wealth or material prosperity, esp, when unqualified; a great amount. 2. See small fortune. 3. a power or force, often personalized, regarded as being responsible for human affairs; chance.

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

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › americanfortune noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   noun. /ˈfɔrtʃən/ [uncountable] chance or luck, especially in the way it affects people's lives I have had the good fortune to work with some brilliant directors. By a stroke of fortune, she found work almost immediately. Fortune smiled on me (= I had good luck). Definitions on the go.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryfortune | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    fortune meaning: 1. a lot of money: 2. the good or bad things that happen to you: . Learn more.

11. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › fortunefortune - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Jun 14, 2024 · A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller. A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident . Good luck . fame and fortune.