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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.

Use 'fortune' in a sentence:

  1. We've forked out a small fortune on their education.
  2. We've forked out a small fortune on home improvements over the years.
  3. A car like that costs a small fortune.
  4. He could have made a fortune as a lawyer.
  5. In Chinese folklore the bat is a symbol of good fortune.
  6. The film follows the fortunes of two women.
  7. You won't have to shell out a fortune for it.
  8. The late governor passed on much of his fortune to his daughter.
  9. He made his fortune in car sales.
  10. He made a small fortune in the London property boom.
  11. She can tell your fortune by looking at the lines on your hand.
  12. How had he amassed his fortune?
  13. For once, fortune was on our side: the sun shone that day.
  14. He made a fortune in real estate.
  15. Good fortune will follow you, both in this world and the next.
  16. He made a small fortune in the property boom.
  17. I had to lay out a fortune on a new car.
  18. The novel follows the fortunes of a village community in Scotland.
  19. The house costs a fortune to maintain.
  20. Fortune smiled on me.
  21. We got through a fortune while we were in New York!
  22. We're not looking to make a fortune.
  23. My father has just come into a fortune in diamonds.
  24. If you don't invest in this, you're saying no to a potential fortune.
  25. That holiday cost me a small fortune.
  26. His socialist views sit uneasily with his huge fortune.
  27. The government suffered a total reversal of fortune(s) last week.
  28. She inherited a fortune from her father.
  29. That ring must be worth a fortune.
  30. 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.
  31. He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
  32. She's milked a small fortune from the company over the years.
  33. She's milked the company of a small fortune.
  34. The government suffered a total reversal of fortune last week.
  35. "Aventure" is often glossed as simply good or bad "fortune" or "chance."
  36. The gossip was that he had lost a fortune on the stock exchange.
  37. It costs a fortune to fly first class.
  38. Investors are starting to wonder how long their good fortune can last.
  39. He made a fortune on the stock market.
  40. I have had the good fortune to work with some brilliant directors.
  41. By investing wisely she accumulated a fortune.
  42. She came into a fortune when her uncle died.
  43. He must earn an absolute fortune.
  44. She has a fortune stashed away in various bank accounts.
  45. She is hoping her US debut will be the first step on the road to fame and fortune.
  46. She went to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune.
  47. She inherited a share of the family fortune.
  48. By a stroke of fortune he found work almost immediately.
  49. You don't have to spend a fortune to give your family tasty, healthy meals.