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Etymology
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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Noun
small fortune (plural small fortunes)
- (colloquial, hyperbolic) A large amount of money, especially one paid for something.
- Synonyms: bundle, (both informal) mint, (slang) pile
Divorcing my wife cost me a small fortune.
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