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w.e.f.

w.e.f. is the abbreviation of with effect from.

Meaning of with effect from

Prepositional phrase

with effect from

  1. Starting at the specified date or time.
    • The new salary scale is applicable with effect from January 1st.
    Synonyms:
    w.e.f.

Prepositional phrase capitalized: W.E.F.

W.E.F.

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of with effect from

Questions about w.e.f.

What is w.e.f. the abbreviation of?
W.e.f. is the abbreviation of with effect from.
What part of speech is w.e.f.?
W.e.f. is a prepositional phrase.

Words near w.e.f. in the dictionary

  1. W.D. Va.
  2. W.D. Wash.
  3. W.D. Wis.
  4. W.D.N.C.
  5. W.D.N.Y.
  6. w.e.f.
  7. W.H.O.
  8. w.l.o.g.
  9. W.O.
  10. W.O.s
  11. w.p.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: w.e.f. (page history and authors); W.E.F. (page history and authors); with effect from (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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