small fortune
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From small + fortune (“one’s wealth; the amount of money one has, especially if it is vast; large amount of money”), suggesting a sizeable sum of money but not all of one’s wealth.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /smɔːl ˈfɔːtʃuːn/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /smɔl ˈfɔɹtʃən/, /-tʃun/
- Hyphenation: small for‧tune
Noun
[edit]small fortune (plural small fortunes)
- (colloquial, hyperbolic) A large amount of money, especially one paid for something.
Translations
[edit]large amount of money
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Further reading
[edit]- “small fortune” under “fortune, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1897.