knock-on effect

[nok-on, -awn]

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a chain reaction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of knock-on effect¹

adj. use of verb phrase knock on

Example Sentences

When compared to this season, the knock-on effects become clear.

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That is relatively low compared with the rates faced by some of its neighbors, but the city-state’s small, open economy is vulnerable to the knock-on effects of tariffs on other trading partners.

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Beyond the immediate ends to projects, the study said that cuts would have knock-on effects by tearing down institutional capacities "painstakingly built over decades of international cooperation."

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The knock-on effects of the lengthy government shutdown was also weighing on stocks Thursday.

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Changes to loan offerings come with several levels of knock-on effects, she adds.

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