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
Coty	-	English (Modern)
Rudolph	ROO-dahlf	English
Radzimierz	rah-JEEM-yesh	Polish (Rare)
Suzume	soo-zoo-me	Japanese (Rare)
Antigone	[æn'tigəni:]
Gurgen	-	Armenian, Georgian