make good

phrase

1

or make good on : to make valid or complete: such as

a

: to carry out successfully

made good their escape

made good on his promise

b

: indemnify

make good the loss

c

: to make up for (a deficiency)

made good previous neglect of his child

d

: prove

made good a charge

2

: to prove to be capable

also : succeed

The play made good at the box office.

Examples of make good in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Freedom made good on his promise of legal action just weeks later. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

What has not changed, though, are feelings of anxiety or uncertainty related to money, which can complicate making good decisions. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Rather, the systems underneath them weren’t built to make good decisions at volume. — Kylie Fuentes, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The results consistently show this investment is one that makes good economic sense. — Joshua R. Ehrlich, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for make good

• adulthood
• babyhood
• brotherhood
• cottonwood
• fatherhood
• firewood
• fuelwood
• hardihood
• ironwood
• leatherwood
• likelihood
• livelihood