small fortune

noun

: a surprisingly or unexpectedly large amount of money

They spent a small fortune on redecorating their house.

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Witnesses in the two-week trial described how Eric Halem and three other men posed as police serving a search warrant to enter a high-rise apartment in Koreatown rented by a teenager who had amassed a small fortune in crypto. —Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026

And now someone, somewhere, is betting a small fortune that the truth is about to come out, and the rest of us are left to decide what, if anything, that actually tells us about the world. —Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026

Lobster rolls may cost a small fortune to make, but these shrimp rolls are just as packed with flavor at much more affordable price point. —Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026

Apparently, her husband left her a small fortune, and no one knows about it. —Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for small fortune

• misfortune