fortune

Examples

• All

• Most of these new owners reaped fortunes estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

  Academic text (1999)

• Well, they might give their entire fortune to you to to manage.

• You spent a fortune on security in this place.

  The China Syndrome (1979)

• We both sell products that people spend a fortune on because of how those products make them feel.

  The Kill Room (2023)

• Health farms all over the country are making a fortune!

  Come Play with Me (1977)

• I'm betting my fortune right now on building this thing.

  Tom Bilyeu

• They take years and cost a fortune to deliver.

• It must be worth a fortune.

  Enter Nowhere (2015)

• But in his case too, amassing a fortune took not only considerable effort but also time.

  Academic text (1990)

• Some people handed over fortunes, and one woman gave all her jewelry to one of these exorcists.

  Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

P

prosperity

vsfortune

201 3.7

A time when people or a country have money and success

focuses more on a single large sum or material abundance

R

riches

vsfortune

97 1.4

A large amount of money and valuable things

is broader, covering general success and long term wellbeing

M

means

vsfortune

86 3.9

Money or property that someone has

emphasizes an amount or overall prosperity rather than mere ownership

W

wealth

vsfortune

56 1.9

A large amount of useful things or ideas that someone has

is more specific to money and personal prosperity

S

small fortune

vsfortune

17 3.3

A large amount of money that is more than you expect

refers to large wealth without implying surprise or relativity

R

richness

vsfortune

3 3.2

A situation of having a lot of money or valuable things

refers to the large amount itself rather than the ongoing state

W

wealthiness

vsfortune

1 3.7

Having a lot of money and expensive things like houses or cars

points to a big monetary amount rather than a social condition

Antonyms

P

poverty

584 2.0

A situation of having very little money and few things

Idioms

R

to rake in a fortune

• Informal

1 4.3

To earn a lot of money quickly with little work

Compounds

G

good fortune

74 2.5

A lucky event or success that happens by chance

F

fortune cookie

• US

37 2.8

A thin sweet biscuit with a paper message inside often served after meals at Chinese restaurants

F

fortune teller

30 3.5

A person who claims to tell the future using cards or palm reading

S

small fortune

17 3.3

A large amount of money that is more than you expect

F

fortune telling

8 5.8

A way of finding out what will happen to someone in the future using mysterious methods

S

soldier of fortune

4 7.9

A person who fights for money for other countries or groups

F

fortune hunter

• Offensive

4 5.9

A person who tries to become rich by marrying someone rich

How Wealthy

wealth

575 1.3

fortune

510 2.8

capital

• Specialized

555 3.4

savings

522 1.0

pittance

14 7.9

Surface Forms

Etymology