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
Lodewijk	-	Dutch
Oliwier	aw-LEEV-yer	Polish
Wendell	WEN-dəl	English
Friedhold	FREET-hawlt	German
Jean-Marie	-	French
Elvire	el-VEER	French