effects
pronunciation
How to pronounce effects in British English:
UK [ɪˈfekts]
How to pronounce effects in American English:
US [ɪˈfekts]
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- Noun:
- property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business
Word Origin
- effects (n.)
- "goods, property," 1704, plural of effect (n.); after a use of French effets.
Example
- 1. Such upward shifts would have bad real effects .
- 2. Not all the effects of thinking abstractly are positive .
- 3. This reflects the effects of three deliberate policy actions taken by beijing .
- 4. Once these effects had run their course , rapid growth became much harder to sustain .
- 5. Temporary effects aside , growth in the third quarter reflects the dynamics of a genuine recovery .