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   fortune

   /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

   noun

   • 1. chance or luck as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs: "some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate" Similar chanceaccidentcoincidenceserendipitytwist of fatedestinyfortuityprovidencefreakhazardfateLady LuckDame Fortunehappenstance
   • ▪ luck, especially good luck: "only good fortune has prevented British casualties" Similar luckfatedestinypredestinationthe starsfortuityserendipitykarmakismetlotwhat is written in the stars
   • ▪ the success or failure of a person or enterprise over a period of time: "he is credited with turning round 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 inherited a substantial fortune" Similar wealthrichessubstancepropertyassetsresourcesmeansdeep pocketspossessionstreasureestateaffluenceprosperity
   • ▪ a surprisingly high price or amount of money: informal "I spent a fortune on drink" 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.

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

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   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. 4. luck, esp when favourable.

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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.

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   Learn the meaning of fortune as a noun in English, with synonyms, idioms and translations. Fortune can mean a lot of money or the good or bad things that happen to you.

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   What is the difference between good fortune and ill fortune?

   • Fortune or good fortune is good luck. Ill fortune is bad luck. Government ministers are starting to wonder how long their good fortune can last. If you talk about someone's fortunes or the fortunes of something, you are talking about the extent to which they are doing well or being successful. She kept up with the fortunes of the Reeves family.

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   What does fortune mean?

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

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   What does it mean if someone tells you a fortune?

   • [ U ] He had the good fortune to be awarded a scholarship. If someone tells your fortune, that person tries to discover what will happen to you in the future, for example by looking at the lines on your hands or by using a special set of cards. pay/spend a fortune The company needs to spend a fortune to bring all of its stores up to scratch.

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   What does Fortuna mean in English?

   • Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin fortuna; akin to Latin fort-, fors chance, luck, and perhaps to ferre to carry — more at bear 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 “Fortune.”

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   What does Fortuna mean in tarot?

   • Fortuna was the Roman goddess of fate and luck. She was sometimes depicted with a wheel, and the random spinning of her "wheel of fortune" became a symbol for the unpredictability of fate (and, much later, the title of a popular game show). A fortune teller can look into her crystal ball or tarot cards and predict your future.

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   Why do you need a good fortune?

   • A fortune can be a large amount of money, and fortune is a form of fate. So you want to have the good fortune to make a fortune during your career. Fortuna was the Roman goddess of fate and luck.

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