SMALL FORTUNE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A large sum of money

Example:

he made a small fortune in the commodities market

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("small fortune" is a kind of...):

large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)

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