small fortune
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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/
- (General American) IPA(key): /smɔl ˈfɔɹtʃən/, /-tʃun/
- Hyphenation: small for‧tune
Noun
editsmall fortune (plural small fortunes)
- (colloquial, hyperbolic) A large amount of money, especially one paid for something.
Translations
editlarge amount of money
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Further reading
edit- “small fortune” under “fortune, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1897.