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[ noun ] your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
Examples : "whatever my fortune may be" "deserved a better fate" "has a happy lot" "the luck of the Irish" "a victim of circumstances" "success that was her portion" Used in print (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)She described herself and her circumstances unhesitatingly . Related terms condition condition good_fortune misfortune failure providence |
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[ noun ] a person's financial situation (good or bad)
Examples "he found himself in straitened circumstances Related terms |
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[ noun ] the state (usually personal) with regard to wealth
Examples "each person was helped according to his circumstances" Related terms |
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