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
AleĈJo	ah-LE-chyo	Esperanto
Lakshmana	-	Hinduism
Marion (1)	MER-ee-ən (English), MAR-ee-ən (English)	French, English
Jeanne	ZHAHN (French), JEEN (English)	French, English
HÁVar&Eth;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Magdolna	-	Hungarian