Money & finance
spend a fortune
spend a very large amount
To spend a fortune means to spend an extremely large amount of money.
Hear it in real life
Was the restaurant expensive?
Yes, but we did not spend a fortune.
We spent a fortune on repairs after the storm.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: spend ‸ fortune
Say: spend a fortune
Include the article "a" in this fixed expression: "I spent a fortune on the repairs."
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How it fits in a sentence.
spend a fortune on something; spent a fortune
Your turn: say it out loud
We spent a fortune on repairs after the storm.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
spend a fortune
spend a very large amount
“We spent a fortune on repairs after the storm.”
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