Meaning & use
redound
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To have a particular result or effect, especially one that contributes to someone's advantage or reputation.
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The team's disciplined effort redounded to the credit of the entire coaching staff.
Such reckless spending will eventually redound to the company's disadvantage.
A note on using this word
A formal, somewhat old-fashioned verb almost always followed by "to," as in "redound to one's credit."
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