fortune

for·tune (fôr′c̸hən)

noun

the entity or power believed by some to bring good or bad luck to people; luck; chance; fate: often personified
what happens or is going to happen to one; one's lot, good or bad, esp. one's future lot
good luck; success; prosperity
a large quantity of money or possessions; wealth; riches

Etymology: ME < OFr < L fortuna, chance, fate, fortune < fors, chance: see fortuitous

transitive verb -·tuned, -·tun·ing

Archaic to provide with wealth

intransitive verb

Archaic to happen; chance

for′·tune·less adjective

a small fortune

a very high price or cost

tell someone's fortune

to profess to tell what is going to happen in someone's life, as by palmistry, cards, etc.

Chance
luck, fate, lot; see chance 1, destiny 1.
Great riches
wealth, prosperity, possessions, estate; see wealth 2.
A large sum of money
a small fortune, tidy sum, mint, pretty penny*, bundle*, pile*, wad*, big bucks*, megabucks*, king's ransom*, packet*, heap*, loads*.

Possessives

uncle: As they both stand to share their uncle's fortune, Tony wonders if the bottle's poisoned.
father: He leaves home with his share of his father's fortune, which he quickly squanders.

Converse of object

amass: During the course of his life he amassed a very large fortune.
inherit: I was the eldest son and looked forward to inheriting a large fortune.
fluctuate: The various events have had fluctuating fortunes over the years with the West of England leading the way with its consistently high entry.
rebound: Over the next rebounding fortunes the most all of.
revive: It is part of an attempt to revive the fortunes of central Birmingham.
spend: There is no need to spend a fortune on a Spanish property!

Adjective modifier

mixed: Bristol's football teams enjoyed mixed fortunes over the weekend.
outrageous: For anyone, I suspect, they are not the " slings and arrows of outrageous fortune " that do the worst damage.
flagging: With the release of new single ' Drowning ' they will be hoping to revive their recently flagging fortunes.
good: Maybe the good fortune to have someone with you at the end?
immense: If you like, my father would give you the half of his immense fortune without your marrying me.
absolute: If that was to be the case someone would make an absolute fortune over there in Manchester.

Modifies a noun

teller: Meanwhile their mother tries to make sense of it all through a fortune teller.
companiesthe: Home and auto there is of a brush by as fortune companiesthe.
cookie: Link: Fortune cookies Horoscope Are you a rat, a snake or a rabbit?
hunter: Was it the fortune hunter, the gambler, the servant, or the rogue?

Noun used with modifier

Gypsy: Estrella, ( O'Hara ), a gypsy fortune teller at a carnival, transforms her clients into zombies by throwing acid on them.
family: At his death at an early age of 41 in 1904, the family fortune had grown to £ 92,000.

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