fortune
noun
uk/ˈfɔːtʃuːn/ us [ C ]
an extremely large amount of money:
pay/spend a fortune The company needs to spend a fortune to bring all of its stores up to scratch.
make/lose a fortune Businesses will lose a fortune after the peak tourist season disaster.
The cars on this list won't cost a fortune to insure.
They had spent a small fortune on television advertising.
[ C ]
a large amount of valuable property or money that someone has collected or inherited:
Her personal fortune was estimated at £24 million.
He is heir to a $3billion oil fortune, the latest generation of the 31st richest family in the US.
fortunes [ plural ]
the successes or failures that a person, company, or industry has at a particular time:
the fortunes of sb/sth Political and financial factors will also affect the fortunes of these companies.
sb's/sth's fortunes He proved himself highly effective in turning around the car manufacturer's fortunes.
a change/decline/improvement in the fortunes of sth/sb The rapid improvement in the fortunes of the paper industry shows clearly how difficult it is to predict the future at any time.