do well by doing good
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Meaning · English
Succeed financially by doing beneficial or charitable work
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
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Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The company does well by doing good through its environmental initiatives
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “do well by doing good” mean?
Succeed financially by doing beneficial or charitable work
Is “do well by doing good” formal or informal?
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