noun
fortune
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noun
1
A very large amount of money or wealth.
"He made his fortune in real estate."
"That painting is worth a fortune."
2
Luck, especially as a force that shapes future events.
"Fortune smiled on them that day."
3
A prediction about someone's future.
"The psychic told her fortune using tarot cards."
How to Use Fortune
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a huge sum of money, or the idea of luck and what the future holds.
Common pairings
make a fortune
tell someone's fortune
cost a fortune
Word Forms
fortuned past tense, fortunes plural, fortunes singular
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Etymology
From Latin fortuna, "chance, luck," named after Fortuna, the Roman goddess of fortune.