a situation in which an event or action has an effect on sth, which then has an effect on sth else:
His resignation will have a ripple effect on the whole department.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is ripple effect a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, ripple effect is tagged as noun.
Does ripple effect appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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