Noun
1. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you);
"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"2. the state (usually personal) with regard to wealth;
"each person was helped according to his circumstances"3. a person's financial situation (good or bad);
"he found himself in straitened circumstances"