fortune

  1. Noun.  Destiny or fate.
  2. Noun.  A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
  3. Noun.  A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.
  4. Noun.  A chance.
  5. Noun.  Good luck.
  6. Noun.  One's wealth; the amount of money one has; especially, if it is vast.
  7. Noun.  A large amount of money.
  8. Verb.  (obsolete, intransitive) To happen, take place. (defdate, 14th-19th c.) .

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