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One's background or life experience
Plural for wealth, or the state of being wealthy, typically in the form of money or assets
“Carnegie made his fortune in steel while Frick was the coal entrepreneur who complemented Carnegie.”
Plural for a very large sum of money
“For example, it costs a small fortune just for the extension cords.”
Plural for a person's predestined situation or status in life
“She wondered whether it was her fortune in life to be a grand courtesan.”
Plural for chance or luck, especially as an arbitrary force affecting human affairs
“But just as fortune smiled on my grandfather, so it smiled on me when the war ended in 1975.”
(fortunes) Plural for the success or failure of a person or enterprise over a period of time
“Residents have also been urged to gather information on troublemakers in a bid to turn the estate's fortunes around.”
Plural for all the money and property owned by a particular person, especially at death
Plural for the quality or state of having financial success or affluence
Plural for a sum of money added to a person's wages as a reward for good performance
(business) Plural for financial profitability
(positive in nature) Plural for an unexpected, yet pleasant, event or fact
Plural for the ability to solve difficult problems, often in original, clever, and inventive ways
Plural for a benefit, or advantage from something
Plural for a prophecy made by an oracle or prophet
Plural for something achieved through effort
Plural for a great amount
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