| success | |
| 1. n. (obsolete) Something which happens as a consequence; the outcome or result. | |
| 2. n. The achievement of one's aim or goal. | |
| His third attempt to pass the entrance exam was a success. | |
| 3. n. (business) financial profitability. | |
| Don't let success go to your head. | |
| 4. n. One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals. | |
| Scholastically, he was a success. | |
| The new range of toys has been a resounding success. | |
| 5. n. The fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame. | |
| She is country music's most recent success. | |
