Fortune
Fortune noun - A very large amount of money.
Usage example: the billionaire's huge mansion must have cost a fortune
Means is a synonym for fortune in wealth topic. In some cases you can use "Means" instead a noun "Fortune", when it comes to topics like destiny, resources.
Nearby Words: fortunate, fortuneless, fortuned
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Ebisu is worried about it, because that means he'll take good fortune away from people and give them misery instead.
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Subverted in that a messy divorce settlement and several inheritor clauses means he has no direct access to his fortune, but must instead get regular payouts from the estate's executor — Eric.
Source: Comic Book / Quantum and Woody -
Suddenly Suitable Suitor: Late in the plot, the Socman of Minstead is killed while besieging Twynham Castle, which means Alleyne now owns a sizable estate and a small fortune.
Source: Literature / The White Company
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