fortune

[US]/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

[UK]/ˈfɔːrtʃən/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. luck; wealth; destiny
vt. grant wealth
vi. occur by chance

Phrases & Collocations

good fortune

fortune teller

fortune cookie

misfortune

make a fortune

a small fortune

fame and fortune

fortune magazine

make one's fortune

wheel of fortune

by good fortune

seek one's fortune

reversal of fortune

cost a fortune

Example Sentences

fortune favors the bold

a stroke of fortune

Real-world Examples

This must have cost him a fortune.

Source: Friends Season 4

In the hope of suddenly acquiring a substantial fortune.

Source: Cultural Discussions

Soon after, Andreessen went to seek his fortune in Silicon Valley.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

They're paying me an absolute fortune. -I'm sure.

Source: Our Day This Season 1

You bet he made a fortune there.

Source: CET-4 Morning Reading English

Joe made a fortune by drug trafficking.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

Ganbold gives thanks for his good fortune.

Source: Human Planet

'So you want me to tell your fortune? 'she asked.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

The new crypto-currency could revitalize Facebook's fortunes.

Source: The Chronicles of Novel Events

Rockefeller has already made a fortune in oil.

Source: Legend of American Business Tycoons

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