"make a fortune" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: makes a fortune [present, singular, third-person], making a fortune [participle, present], made a fortune [participle, past], made a fortune [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> a fortune}} make a fortune (third-person singular simple present makes a fortune, present participle making a fortune, simple past and past participle made a fortune)
  1. To make a significant amount of money; to become wealthy; to get rich. Synonyms: make a mint, make a bundle, coin it, rake it in Translations (make a significant amount of money): riempirsi le tasche (Italian), farsi la villa (Italian), fare cassa (Italian)

Inflected forms

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