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• fortune — for|tune [ fɔrtʃən ] noun ** 1. ) count usually singular a very large amount of money: Jordan had inherited a considerable personal fortune from his uncle. make/amass a fortune: He had made a fortune from mining. make your fortune (=become very… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• fortune */*/ — UK [ˈfɔː(r)tʃən] / US [ˈfɔrtʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms fortune : singular fortune plural fortunes 1) [countable, usually singular] a very large amount of money Jordan had inherited a considerable personal fortune from his uncle. make/amass a fortune …   English dictionary

• amass — a•mass [[t]əˈmæs[/t]] v. t. 1) to gather for oneself: to amass a fortune[/ex] 2) to collect into a mass or pile; gather 3) to come together; assemble: A large crowd amassed for the parade[/ex] • Etymology: 1475–85; < F amasser= a V+masser, der …   From formal English to slang

• amass — /əˈmæs / (say uh mas) verb (t) 1. to gather for oneself; collect as one s own: to amass a fortune. 2. to collect into a mass or pile; bring together. {French amasser, from masse mass, from Latin massa lump (of dough, etc.) –amassable, adjective… …  

• amass — a‧mass [əˈmæs] verb [transitive] to collect a large amount of something gradually over a period of time, especially money or information: • She has amassed a £94 million fortune through her family s hotel and banking chain. * * * amass UK US… …   Financial and business terms

• Amass — A*mass , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Amassing}.] [F. ambusher, LL. amassare; L. ad + massa lump, mass. See {Mass}.] To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• fortune — n. wealth 1) to accumulate, amass, make a fortune 2) to come into, inherit a fortune 3) to dissipate, run through, squander a fortune 4) an enormous, large, vast fortune 5) a family fortune luck 6) to try one s fortune 7) the (bad; good) fortune… …   Combinatory dictionary

• fortune — noun 1 luck ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ bad, ill … OF FORTUNE ▪ piece, stroke ▪ By a stroke of good fortune, S …   Collocations dictionary

• amass — verb /ʌˈmæs/ To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases. ...he reluctantly returned to the old Nevada mines, there to recruit his health and to… …   Wiktionary

• amass — verb Etymology: Anglo French amasser, from a (from Latin ad ) + masser to gather into a mass, from masse mass Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to collect for oneself ; accumulate < amass a great fortune …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• amass — UK [əˈmæs] / US verb [transitive] Word forms amass : present tense I/you/we/they amass he/she/it amasses present participle amassing past tense amassed past participle amassed to collect a lot of something such as money or information over a… …   English dictionary