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make a fortune

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  1. Also, make a small fortune. Earn a great deal of money, as in He made a fortune on the stock market. Similar expressions are, as in Now that their parents have died, they're worth a small fortune. Make a fortune dates from about 1700, and its use with small from the second half of the 1800s.

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"Make a fortune in America," said his brother, "and come back and restore the ancient wealth and glory of your family."

From Barriers Burned Away by Roe, Edward Payson

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