to the good

phrase

1

: beneficial, helpful

… efforts to restrict credit were all to the good …

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2

: in a position of net gain or profit

wound up $10 to the good

Examples of to the good in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rolling to the finish a powerful length and a quarter to the good, there was no doubt as to who the best three-year-old was on that day and in this 2026 crop. — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

If anything, the real Johnson can’t help but project a shade more edge, which is all to the good. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 July 2026

Now, just in time for America 250, the country’s forever sweetheart shares her key components to the good life. — Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Rhymes for to the good

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