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21fortune — [fôr′chən] n. [ME < OFr < L fortuna, chance, fate, fortune < fors, chance: see FORTUITOUS] 1. the entity or power believed by some to bring good or bad luck to people; luck; chance; fate: often personified 2. [also pl.] what happens or… …
22Fortune Tobacco — is a private Philippine tobacco company that produces cigarettes, and with subsidiaries Tanduay Distillers and Asia Brewery, produces beer, liquor and bottled water. The company is majority owned by magnate Lucio Tan and is also owned by the… …
23cost — The opposite of revenue. An expense that reflects the price of purchasing goods, services and financial instruments. A cash cost means that cash is given up today to the purchase. Also, the purchase price of an investment, which is compared to… …
24cost — 1 noun 1 MONEY PAID (C) the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce something: I ll give you $15 to cover the cost of the gas. | at a cost of: The new building s going up at a cost of $82 million. | high/low cost: a… …
25Fortune Playhouse — The Fortune Playhouse is the name of an historic theatre in London. It was located between Whitecross Street and the modern Golden Lane, just outside the City of London. It was founded about 1600, and suppressed by the Puritan Parliament in… …
26fortune — noun 1 luck ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ bad, ill … OF FORTUNE ▪ piece, stroke ▪ By a stroke of good fortune, S …
27cost — cost1 W1S1 [kɔst US ko:st] n 1.) the amount of money that you have to pay in order to buy, do, or produce something cost of ▪ the cost of accommodation ▪ I offered to pay the cost of the taxi. ▪ Insurance to cover the cost of a funeral is… …
28fortune — 01. My neighbor made a [fortune] by investing in Microsoft when the company was fairly new. 02. It ll cost you a [fortune] if you stay in hotels instead of youth hostels. 03. This weather is great, but I don t know how long our good [fortune] is… …
29Fortune (magazine) — Infobox Magazine title = Fortune image size = 200px image caption = The April 30, 2007 issue of Fortune , featuring its Fortune 500 list editor = Andy Serwer editor title = Managing Editor frequency = Bi Weekly circulation = 850,000 category =… …
30fortune — noun 1 MONEY (C) a very large amount of money: He inherited his fortune from his father. | cost/spend/be worth a fortune: They must have spent a fortune on that house. | a small fortune (=a lot of money): She won a small fortune on the horses. |… …
