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effects

American  
[ih-fekts] / ɪˈfɛkts /

plural noun

  1. goods; movables; personal property.


effects British  
/ ɪˈfɛkts /

plural noun

  1. Also called: personal effects.  personal property or belongings

  2. lighting, sounds, etc, to accompany and enhance a stage, film, or broadcast production

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Related Words

See property.

Etymology

Origin of effects

Plural of effect

Example Sentences

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Stocks recovered a bit from their lows as investors weighed the potential release of crude reserves that could stabilize the effects of the Iran war.

From The Wall Street Journal

If optimists are right, and tariff effects fade while services inflation also moderates, expect the coming months to ratify CPI’s more sanguine picture.

From The Wall Street Journal

“While there is significant uncertainty about the duration of the conflict, we expect broader economic effects to be modest,” said Dan Shaykevich, head of emerging markets and sovereign debt at Vanguard.

From Barron's

But at distances around 1021 meters, the effects could become substantial.

From Science Daily

Among them are massless spin waves similar to graphene's electron waves, as well as low dispersion bands associated with localized states and even topological effects that span multiple bands.

From Science Daily