■ noun
1》 a consequence, effect, or outcome.
↘(also ~s ) a satisfactory outcome: persistence guarantees ~s.
2》 an item of information or a quantity or formula obtained by experiment or calculation.
3》 a final score, mark, or placing in a sporting event or examination.
4》 (usu. ~s ) the outcome of a business's trading over a given period, expressed as a statement of profit or loss.
■ verb occur or follow as a ~.
↘( ~ in ) have (a specified end or outcome).
Origin
ME: from med. L. ~are 'to ~', earlier in the sense 'spring back', from re- (expressing intensive force) + saltare (frequentative of salire 'to jump').