Meaning

1 senses

  1. (colloquial, excessive)A large amount of money, especially one paid for something.

    Divorcing my wife cost me a small fortune.

    кру́глая копе́йкаkrúglaja kopéjka

    a large sum of money

Examples

10 sentences

  1. This must've cost a small fortune.

    ruЭто, наверное, обошлось в маленькое состояние.

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  2. Tom's operation was going to cost a small fortune.

    deToms Operation sollte ein kleines Vermögen kosten.

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  3. She had only a small fortune.

    deSie hatte nur wenig Glück.

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  4. The house cost a small fortune.

    deDas Haus hat ein kleines Vermögen gekostet.

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  5. This must have cost a small fortune.

    deDas muss ein kleines Vermögen gekostet haben.

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Translations

1 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
large amount of money:

Origin

From small + fortune (“one’s wealth; the amount of money one has, especially if it is vast

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.

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Forms

plural: small fortunes
Singularsmall fortune
Pluralsmall fortunes

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
mintB2pileA2bundle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
smallA1smallpoxsmarmysmartA1
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