n. 25B6; noun
fortune favoured him : CHANCE, accident, coincidence, serendipity, destiny, fortuity, providence; N. Amer. happenstance.
a change of fortune : LUCK, fate, destiny, predestination, the stars, serendipity, karma, kismet, lot.
an upswing in Sheffield's fortunes : CIRCUMSTANCES, state of affairs, condition, position, situation; plight, predicament.
he made his fortune in steel : WEALTH, riches, substance, property, assets, resources, means, possessions, treasure, estate.
(informal) this dress cost a fortune : HUGE AMOUNT, vast sum, king's ransom, millions, billions; informal small fortune, packet, mint, bundle, pile, wad, arm and a leg, pretty penny, tidy sum, killing, big money; Brit. informal bomb, loadsamoney, shedloads; N. Amer. informal big bucks, gazillions.
pittance.