redounds; redounded; redounding
formal
: to have a particular result
—used especially to describe how something affects someone or something or affects the opinion that people have about someone or something —+ to
It redounds to his credit that he worked so hard to prevent this crisis. [=he deserves credit for working so hard]
a policy that may redound to the advantage of our competitors [=that may help our competitors]
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“Redound.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/redound. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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