fortune

noun

ˈfȯr-chən How to pronounce fortune (audio)
Definition of fortunenext
1
as in future
what is going to happen to someone in the time ahead the telephone psychic proceeded to tell me my fortune—at great length

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2
as in bundle
a very large amount of money the billionaire's huge mansion must have cost a fortune

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3
as in destiny
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand it was his fortune that he should wander in the wilderness before becoming king

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as in luck
success that is partly the result of chance in a streak of good fortune, she won the lottery twice that year

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as in wealth
the total of one's money and property the family fortune is mostly in rare paintings and real estate

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Recent Examples of fortune Nintendo stands to recover a fortune, but the company is rejecting the notion that US consumers should be entitled to the funds. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 July 2026 The last-place, 0-5 AMPs will hope for a similar reversal of fortune. — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 The wheel of fortune turns as Jupiter bridges Neptune and Pluto. — Usa Today, USA Today, 20 July 2026 His son, Henry, went on to bankroll dormitories on Molokai, using a fortune founded on sugar cane. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fortune
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  1. future
  2. bundle
  3. destiny
  4. luck
  5. wealth
  6. fate
  7. pile
  8. assets
Noun
  • While Stenberg signed an entry-level contract with the Sharks this month and is expected to be on the team’s roster this fall, and Lin headed to the University of Denver, and there were some questions about Verhoeff’s immediate future.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
  • The Goodwood Festival of Speed's Future Lab offered a compelling look into robotics' future, showcasing how diverse robots could collaborate.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of future
Noun
  • Apple Music has hiked its subscription fee for the first time since late 2022, while the Apple One bundle is also getting more expensive.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 July 2026
  • This price increase didn’t affect Apple One prices, which bundle services such as Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, iCloud+, Apple Fitness+, and Apple News+ depending on the tier.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 July 2026
Definition of bundle
Noun
  • Soccer destiny then deemed that her baby boy, who would become a star for Barcelona some 15 years later, was paired up with the Argentine who would become one of the greatest of all time.
    — Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
  • And however much destiny may have been at work, Ivanišević was leaving nothing to chance.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of destiny
Noun
  • There’s the fact that the Red Wings never got much lottery luck — never picking higher than fourth, and certainly not getting the kind of breaks teams like San Jose have gotten in moving up dramatically in the order.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026
  • During their meeting, Baracca’s mother suggested that Ferrari use the prancing horse on his cars as a good-luck symbol.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
Definition of luck
Noun
  • One bestseller, the Chessboard necklace, features a spider’s web of traditional Chinese filigree in silver and gold, accented with diamonds, as a Chinese metaphor for catching wealth.
    — Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Paying off debt while also saving for emergencies can be a tricky balancing act, says Cassandra Rupp, a senior wealth advisor and certified financial planner at Vanguard.
    — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 22 July 2026
Definition of wealth
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  • Monday Regardless of the system’s fate, heavy rainfall, gusty winds and some coastal flooding will impact the northern Gulf Coast Monday night through at least midweek.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
  • The less time Alicent Hightower spends in the company of men, the more she’s blamed for every bad fate that’s ever befallen them.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 20 July 2026
Definition of fate
Noun
  • In the meantime, Indiana mined a diamond out of a pile of obscurity.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • As if that subject had somehow simply risen from the grave and walked all by herself onto the review pile.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of pile
Noun
  • The $14 billion in assets in the four funds isn’t close to covering the $51 billion in collective liabilities.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • And because local equity markets performed so strongly, Israeli investors shifted long‑term investments back into shekel‑denominated assets, strengthening the currency.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 19 July 2026
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