result

  • 31result — /rɪ zʌlt/ noun 1. a profit or loss account for a company at the end of a trading period ● The company’s results for last year were an improvement on those of the previous year. 2. something which happens because of something else ● What was the… …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 32result in — phr verb Result in is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bias, ↑change, ↑effort, ↑encounter, ↑incident, ↑infection, ↑meeting, ↑mutation, ↑process Result in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑acquittal, ↑ …

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  • 33result in — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. end in, terminate in, conclude, finish; see achieve 1 , end 1 , result . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To be the cause of: bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, lead to,… …

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  • 34result in — to be (or have as) the result (Note: to result from means to be (or have as) the cause) …

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  • 35result — n. & v. n. 1 a consequence, issue, or outcome of something. 2 a satisfactory outcome; a favourable result (gets results). 3 a quantity, formula, etc., obtained by calculation. 4 (in pl.) a list of scores or winners etc. in an examination or… …

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  • 36result — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin resultare, from Latin, to rebound, from re + saltare to leap more at saltation Date: 15th century 1. a. to proceed or arise as a consequence, effect, or conclusion < death&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 37result — /ri zult /, v.i. 1. to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome. 2. to terminate or end in a specified manner or thing. n. 3. something that happens as a consequence; outcome. 4. Math. a …

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  • 38result — Synonyms and related words: accomplishment, accrue from, aftereffect, aftermath, answer, arise, arise from, artifact, ascertainment, attend, be contingent on, be due to, become of, brainchild, bud from, by product, child, clearing up, close,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 39result — [15] Etymologically, to result is to ‘jump backwards’. The word comes ultimately from Latin resultāre ‘jump backwards’, hence ‘rebound’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘back’ and saltāre ‘jump’ (source of English insult, sauté, etc).&#8230; …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 40result — • a successful outcome to something, usually either a sporting event or something at least slightly dodgy. Often prefixed with a right . i.e. I see the gooners ad a right result yesterday ! …

    Londonisms dictionary