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fortune

Definition

  • noun: a very large amount of money
  • noun: a hypothetical force or personified power that unpredictably determines events and issues favorably or unfavorably
  • verb: to give good or bad fortune to
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: accident, luck, chance

Examples

  • They spent a 'small fortune' [=a surprisingly or unexpectedly large amount of money] on redecorating their house.

  • She said that she could tell my 'fortune'. [=could tell what would happen to me in the future]

  • They had the good 'fortune' to escape injury when their car crashed.

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