Fortune Meaning: Great Wealth and Usage Examples

Meaning 1：great wealth (fortune)

fortune 🔊

/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/

A very large amount of money, so much that it can change your life.

great wealth 🔊

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/ɡreɪt wɛlθ/

A very large amount of money, often enough to change one's life or provide financial security.

📁 Category：Social Economy 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'fortuna' meaning luck or chance.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine finding a fortune: it's a 'fortunate' event that brings wealth.

📖 Example

He invested wisely in the tech industry and made a fortune. 🔊 He invested wisely in the tech industry and made a huge fortune.

🔗 Collocations

make a fortune – earn a large amount of money

seek one's fortune – try to become rich by traveling or working

a small fortune – a considerable but not extremely large amount of money

🔄 Synonyms

wealth (n.) – A large amount of money or valuable possessions.

riches (n.) – Great wealth, especially material possessions.

assets (n.) – Items of value owned by a person or company.

🚫 Antonyms

poverty (n.) – The state of being extremely poor.

destitution (n.) – Extreme poverty lacking basic necessities.

indigence (n.) – Severe poverty or lack of money.

🌱 Derivatives

fortunate (adj.) – Lucky or having good fortune.

fortunately (adv.) – In a lucky way; by good luck.

misfortune (n.) – Bad luck or an unlucky event.

📖 Cultural Story

In Roman mythology, Fortuna was the goddess of luck and fate. She turned a wheel to distribute fortunes, which later came to mean wealth.