redound

as in to result
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
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It redounds to his credit that he worked so hard to prevent this crisis.

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Recent Examples of redound Crypto mining consumes more electricity than many countries, but its benefits redound only to the miner and parties to the transaction. Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Amid extreme uncertainty, at least one is clear: Trump putting his name on the Fed’s role in the economy won’t redound to Asia’s benefit. William Pesek, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 Attacks on democracy also are redounding, to democracy’s favor. Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 5 Oct. 2024 Because American companies and foundations are private actors, however, the benefits of their investments do not redound to the U.S. government. Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for redound
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  • The resulting operations can tailor their inputs (resources and energy) and outputs (product quality and quantity) to changing market conditions and customer requirements.
    Ian Sanders, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • So, in certain industries, the risk of outsourcing may well outweigh the deadweight loss resulting from tariffs or any other form of free trade barriers.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 June 2025

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“Redound.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redound. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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