"to the good" meaning in English

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          "text": "after these government reforms, we are 500 dollars to the good",
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        {
          "text": "we have some extra food, but it should all be to the good",
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        {
          "ref": "2022 November 29, Ian Mitchelmore, “Wales put out of World Cup misery by England as sobering tournament must signal changing of the guard”, in WalesOnline",
          "text": "In the blink of an eye, it all collapsed. Joe Rodon brought down Foden, and Rashford unleashed a piledriver beyond Ward. The English relief was palpable while the Welsh agony cut deep. Wales caved, and England were two goals to the good as Kane drilled across the box for the unmarked Foden to tap home.",
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        "to an advantage or profit"
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          "advantage",
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          "profit",
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        {
          "word": "for good"
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          "word": "for the best"
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  "word": "to the good"
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          "text": "after these government reforms, we are 500 dollars to the good",
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          "text": "we have some extra food, but it should all be to the good",
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          "text": "In the blink of an eye, it all collapsed. Joe Rodon brought down Foden, and Rashford unleashed a piledriver beyond Ward. The English relief was palpable while the Welsh agony cut deep. Wales caved, and England were two goals to the good as Kane drilled across the box for the unmarked Foden to tap home.",
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  "word": "to the good"
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