"small fortune" meaning in English

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          "text": "Divorcing my wife cost me a small fortune.",
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        "A large amount of money, especially one paid for something."
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        "(colloquial, hyperbolic) A large amount of money, especially one paid for something."
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          "word": "mint"
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          "sense": "large amount of money",
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          "word": "feixe de cartos"
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          "sense": "large amount of money",
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      "word": "feixe de cartos"
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