fortune

noun

UK /ˈfɔː(r)tʃən/

Word Forms

singular	fortune
plural	fortunes

1
countable usually singulara very large amount of money
Jordan had inherited a considerable personal fortune from his uncle.
make/amass a fortune:
He had made a fortune from mining.
make your fortune (=become very rich):
Henry Ford made his fortune with the Model T.
Synonyms and related words
Large amounts of money
wealth
fortune
pile
1. 1a
  singular informala lot of money
  cost a fortune:
  Flats in this area cost a fortune.
  spend/pay a fortune:
  They must have spent a fortune on flowers alone.
  Synonyms and related words
  Large amounts of money
  wealth
  fortune
  pile
2. 1b
  uncountable money and success
  the first step towards fame and fortune
  young people who come to the city to seek their fortune
  Synonyms and related words
  General words for success
  success
  luck
  triumph
  Synonyms and related words
  The state of being rich
  wealth
  fortune
  prosperity
2

fortunes
plural the things that happen to someone or something and the changing degree to which they are successful
a career that illustrates the changing fortunes of the Labour Party
The new board will work to restore the company’s fortunes.
Synonyms and related words
General words for success
success
luck
triumph
3
uncountable luck, especially good luck
It was his good fortune to take over the company at exactly the right time.
have the good fortune to do something:
I had the good fortune to know the manager of the company.
a change of fortune:
His friends were delighted with his change of fortune.
Synonyms and related words
Luck and luckiness
as luck would have it
a stroke/piece of luck
beginner’s luck

phrases

fortune smiles on someone/something

a small fortune

tell someone’s fortune

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