Collocations for outcome - noun

desirable, desired, favourable, good, happy, positive, satisfactory, successful | negative, unfortunate, unsatisfactory | fatal, tragic | possible | likely, probable | anticipated, expected, inevitable, intended, logical, predicted | unexpected | immediate | actual, eventual, final, long-term, ultimate | direct
a direct outcome of the strike

practical | educational, electoral, political, etc.
(all technical)

affect, influence | decide, determine | achieve, have, produce
Their strategy produced the desired outcome.

evaluate, measure
(technical) The aim is to evaluate possible outcomes.

~ of
the outcome of the election

whatever the outcome
Whatever the final outcome of the talks, the war should end soon.