Definition of fortune
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a very large sum of money
spent a fortune redecorating
c
: a store of material possessions
the family fortune
2a
: prosperity attained partly through luck : success
fortune attended the general's campaign
b
: luck sense 1
c
fortunes plural
: the turns and courses of luck accompanying one's progress (as through life)
her fortunes varied but she never gave up
4
often capitalized
: a hypothetical force or personified power that unpredictably determines events and issues favorably or unfavorably
a country favored by fortune
fortune
verb
fortuned; fortuning
Definition of fortune (Entry 2 of 2)
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The first known use of fortune was in the 14th century
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