small fortune

A large amount of money. I had to spend a small fortune to get my car repaired after the transmission started slipping.

a rather sizeable amount of money. This set of wheels cost me a small fortune. I've got a small fortune tied up in test equipment.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alvera	[æl'viərə]
Henrietta	hen-ree-ET-ə (English)	English, Hungarian, Finnish, Swedish, Dutch
Aldwin	['ɔ:ldwin]
Sher	-	Urdu, Pashto
Quin	KWIN	English (Rare)
Patricia	[pə'triʃə]