lastingresult

noun

UK /ˈlɑːstɪŋ rɪˈzʌlt/

US /ˈlæstɪŋ rɪˈzʌlt/

A lasting result is something good or bad that stays after you finish doing something.

The lasting result of planting the tree is shade for many years.

SYNONYMS

permanent effect long-term outcome enduring consequence lasting effect

RELATED WORDS

result effect outcome consequence impact

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A change that keeps going even after the action that caused it is over.

Cleaning the river had a lasting result: the fish came back.

3. The final effect of hard work that people can still see later.

The new library was a lasting result of the town's teamwork.

4. Something that remains true or visible for a long time after it happens.

Her kind words had a lasting result on how he felt.