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fortune

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1 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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future

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present

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past

2 a very large amount of money

the billionaire's huge mansion must have cost a fortune

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big bucks,
bomb
[British],
boodle,
bundle,
earth,
king's ransom,
megabucks,
mint,
packet
[chiefly British],
pile,
wad

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heap,
pot

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3 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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predestination

4 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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coup,
stroke

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hex,
jinx

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5 the total of one's money and property

the family fortune is mostly in rare paintings and real estate

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indebtedness

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“Fortune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fortune. Accessed 27 Nov. 2020.

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