small fortune

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small fortune

/smɔːl ˈfɔːtʃuːn/ UK
/smɔl ˈfɔɹtʃən/ US
/-tʃun/ US

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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.

noun small fortunes

colloquial, excessive A large amount of money, especially one paid for something. Divorcing my wife cost me a small fortune.
Similar: bundle, mint, pile

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noun large amount of money

Română	mică avere, căruță de bani
Русский	кру́глая копе́йка krúglaja kopéjka

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@misc{small_fortune_2026,
  title = {small fortune},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/small%20fortune},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}