Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make good on

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.77 in modern English

Syllables: make -good on
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fulfill or honor (a promise, prediction, etc).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"By now South Koreans understand Pyongyang’s logic and know North Korea is highly unlikely to make good on its gothic threats."
"The result ensured that manager Sam Allardyce made good on his promise to take the Hammers back into the top flight after his team narrowly missed out on automatic promotion at the end of the regular season."
"He made good on his promise to promote more women to leading roles in the Vatican, but still they remain shut out of priesthood."
"Making good on rampant speculation, Dion is set to perform 10 concerts in Paris […]"

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

makes good on (present, singular) making good on (participle, present) made good on (participle, past) made good on (past)

Phrases

make good live on live up

Frequently Paired Words

make good live on live up

Questions

What does make good on mean?: To fulfill or honor (a promise, prediction, etc).

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