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making good on

making good on is the present participle and gerund of make good on.

Meaning of make good on

Verb

make good on (third-person singular simple present makes good on, present participle making good on, simple past and past participle made good on)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To fulfill or honor (a promise, prediction, etc).
    • By now South Koreans understand Pyongyang’s logic and know North Korea is highly unlikely to make good on its gothic threats.2013 April 9, Andrei Lankov, “Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff.”, in New York Times

Questions about making good on

What is making good on the present participle and gerund of?
Making good on is the present participle and gerund of make good on.

Words near making good on in the dictionary

  1. making friends
  2. making fun of
  3. making game of
  4. making garden
  5. making good
  6. making good on
  7. making good one's running
  8. making good time
  9. making ground
  10. making happen
  11. making hard work of

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