Foregone
11foregone — past part. of FOREGO(1). attrib.adj. previous, preceding, completed. Phrases and idioms: foregone conclusion an easily foreseen or predictable result …
12foregone conclusion — foregone con clusion n be a foregone conclusion if something is a foregone conclusion, its result is certain, even though it has not happened yet ▪ The election result was a foregone conclusion …
13foregone conclusion — n. An inevitable outcome; a certain result; a certainty. [PJC] …
14foregone conclusion — If the result of, say, a football match is a foregone conclusion, then the result is obvious before the game has even begun …
15foregone conclusion — I noun forejudgment, foreordination, inevitable result, one sidedness, partiality, preconceived idea, preconclusion, predecision, predesigned conclusion, predetermination, predetermined conclusion, predilection, predisposition, prejudged… …
16foregone conclusion — noun be a foregone conclusion if something is a foregone conclusion, the result of it is certain, even though it has not yet happened or been decided: The election result was a foregone conclusion …
17Foregone conclusion — Forego Fore*go , v. t. [AS. foreg[=a]n; fore + g[=a]n to go; akin to G. vorgehen to go before, precede. See {Go}, v. i.] To go before; to precede; used especially in the present and past participles. [1913 Webster] Pleasing remembrance of a… …
18foregone conclusion — noun 1. an inevitable ending • Syn: ↑matter of course • Hypernyms: ↑ending, ↑conclusion, ↑finish 2. something that is certain his victory is a certainty • Syn …
19foregone conclusion — noun Date: 1604 1. a conclusion that has preceded argument or examination 2. an inevitable result ; certainty < the victory was a foregone conclusion > …
20Foregone Earnings — The difference in earnings or performance between what is actually achieved and what could have been achieved with the absence of specific fees, expenses or lost time. Forgone earnings represent the investment capital that the investor spent on… …