noun
a secondary or incidental effect
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
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a chain reaction.
[adj. use of v. phrase knock on]
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knock-on effect
The effect one action or occurrence has on one or more indirectly related matters or circumstances
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Main Entry: ↑knock
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noun, pl ⋯ -fects [count]
Brit : something (such as a process, action, or event) that causes other things to happen : ↑ripple effect
The drought is likely to have a knock-on effect throughout the whole economy.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.