Noun

(en noun)

In mining, a rich mine or vein of silver or gold.

The point at which two mother lodes intersect

By extension, anything which is a mine of wealth or yields a large income or return.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-31, volume=408, issue=8851, magazine=(The Economist), author=Bagehot

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Noun

(en noun)

Destiny, especially favorable.

* (1743-1809)

you, who men's fortunes in their faces read

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A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.

A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.

The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.

* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

'Tis more by fortune , lady, than by merit.

Good luck.

* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)

There is a tide in the affairs of men, / Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune .

One's wealth; the amount of money one has; especially, if it is vast.

A large amount of money.