fortune
[ˈfɔːrtʃən]
Definition:
1. A large amount of money.
2. Chance or luck, especially in the way it affects people's lives.
3. A large amount of wealth or prosperity.
'fortune' example sentence:
- We've forked out a small fortune on their education.
- We've forked out a small fortune on home improvements over the years.
- A car like that costs a small fortune.
- He could have made a fortune as a lawyer.
- In Chinese folklore the bat is a symbol of good fortune.
- The film follows the fortunes of two women.
- You won't have to shell out a fortune for it.
- The late governor passed on much of his fortune to his daughter.
- He made his fortune in car sales.
- He made a small fortune in the London property boom.
- She can tell your fortune by looking at the lines on your hand.
- How had he amassed his fortune?
- For once, fortune was on our side: the sun shone that day.
- He made a fortune in real estate.
- Good fortune will follow you, both in this world and the next.
- He made a small fortune in the property boom.
- I had to lay out a fortune on a new car.
- The novel follows the fortunes of a village community in Scotland.
- The house costs a fortune to maintain.
- Fortune smiled on me.
- We got through a fortune while we were in New York!
- We're not looking to make a fortune.
- My father has just come into a fortune in diamonds.
- If you don't invest in this, you're saying no to a potential fortune.
- That holiday cost me a small fortune.
- His socialist views sit uneasily with his huge fortune.
- The government suffered a total reversal of fortune(s) last week.
- She inherited a fortune from her father.
- That ring must be worth a fortune.
- It's all relative though, isn't it? We never had any money when I was a kid and$ 500 was a fortune to us.
- He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
- She's milked a small fortune from the company over the years.
- She's milked the company of a small fortune.
- The government suffered a total reversal of fortune last week.
- "Aventure" is often glossed as simply good or bad "fortune" or "chance."
- The gossip was that he had lost a fortune on the stock exchange.
- It costs a fortune to fly first class.
- Investors are starting to wonder how long their good fortune can last.
- He made a fortune on the stock market.
- I have had the good fortune to work with some brilliant directors.
- By investing wisely she accumulated a fortune.
- She came into a fortune when her uncle died.
- He must earn an absolute fortune.
- She has a fortune stashed away in various bank accounts.
- She is hoping her US debut will be the first step on the road to fame and fortune.
- She went to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune.
- She inherited a share of the family fortune.
- By a stroke of fortune he found work almost immediately.
- You don't have to spend a fortune to give your family tasty, healthy meals.
