# make good

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To achieve substantial success in life, often in business.
2. To complete successfully; to fulfil (a promise).
3. To match the first player's bet with one's own, rather than dropping out.
4. To remedy or compensate for (a defect or deficiency).
5. To make (a surface) level or even.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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