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knock-on effects

knock-on effects is the plural of knock-on effect.

Meaning of knock-on effect

Noun

knock-on effect (plural knock-on effects)

  1. (UK) A secondary, often unintended effect; a repercussion, chain reaction.
    • If a coach arrives late, it has a knock-on effect on the entire coach station.

Questions about knock-on effects

What is knock-on effects the plural of?
Knock-on effects is the plural of knock-on effect.

Words near knock-on effects in the dictionary

  1. knock-me-down
  2. knock-off
  3. knock-offs
  4. knock-on
  5. knock-on effect
  6. knock-on effects
  7. knock-ons
  8. knock-out
  9. knock-outs
  10. knock-shop
  11. knock-shops

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