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| definition 1: |
A fortune is a large amount of money or wealth.
The company made a fortune selling products that everybody seemed to want.- synonyms:
- treasure, wealth
- similar words:
- estate, means, worth
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| definition 2: |
When you have bad or good fortune, you have bad or good luck.
Tom had the good fortune to win the first game, but then his fortune changed after that, so he stopped playing.- synonyms:
- chance, luck
- similar words:
- accident, destiny, fate
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| definition 3: |
Your fortune is what finally happens to you later in your life.
The woman at the carnival told me my fortune. She said that I would one day become successful and be happily married.- synonyms:
- destiny, fate
- similar words:
- prospects
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| definition 4: |
Fortune is success, especially success that comes from good luck. If you find fortune, you will have plenty of money to live on and other good things in life.
The young ambitious couple went to seek their fortune in the city.- synonyms:
- luck, prosperity, success
- antonyms:
- misfortune
- similar words:
- chances, fate, wealth
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| related words: |
life, opportunity, treasure |
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