Fortune | Mean of fortune in English Dictionary

/ˈfoɚtʃən/

• Noun
• a very large amount of money
1. He won/made a fortune (by) gambling.
2. Their house is worth a fortune.
3. They spent a small fortune [=a surprisingly or unexpectedly large amount of money] on redecorating their house.
4. She made her/a fortune in real estate.
• a great amount of money or possessions
1. He is a man of considerable fortune. [=he is a wealthy man]
2. He hoped to achieve fame and fortune.
• something that happens by chance
1. Our meeting here was a real stroke of (good) fortune.
2. They had the good fortune to escape injury when their car crashed.

• the good and bad things that happen to someone
1. The book follows the fortunes of two families through the years.
2. the fortunes of war
• the future that someone or something will have
1. She said that she could tell my fortune. [=could tell what would happen to me in the future]
2. I had my fortune told.