noun

fortune

UK /ˈfɔːtʃuːn/US /ˈfɔrtʃən/

NOUN

Definition of fortune

A fortune is a very large amount of money.

Example: A million dollars is a fortune.

Fortune is chance or luck.

Example: When we were lost, we had the good fortune to meet a postman.

Fortune is a person's future.

Example: Jack went off into the world to seek his fortune.

Fortune is often written about as if it was a person.

Example: Fortune smiled at me, and I won the lottery.

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Examples of fortune

A million dollars is a fortune.

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He made a fortune selling cars.

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When we were lost, we had the good fortune to meet a postman.

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Jack went off into the world to seek his fortune.

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Fortune smiled at me, and I won the lottery.

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misfortune

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