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• ripple effect — UK US noun [C] ► a situation in which one thing causes a series of other things to happen: »Even small changes to packaging have a significant ripple effect. a ripple effect on sth »Troubles in one corner, such as mortgages, have profound ripple… …   Financial and business terms

• ripple effect — ripple effects N COUNT If an event or action has a ripple effect, it causes several other events to happen one after the other. Delayed flights have a ripple effect. Just one late flight could be carrying passengers for a dozen connecting… …   English dictionary

• ripple effect — n. the spreading effects experienced as the result of a single event …   English World dictionary

• Ripple effect — The ripple effect is an education related term associated with the studies of Jacob Kounin. It involves the effects that a reprimand in a group has on members of the group who are not the intended targets of the reprimand (or desist , as Kounin… …   Wikipedia

• ripple effect — noun : a spreading, pervasive, and usually unintentional effect or influence the whole industry would be forced to close down, which would have a ripple effect on other industries Joe Klein compare domino effect herein * * * noun, pl ⋯ fects… …   Useful english dictionary

• ripple effect — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms ripple effect : singular ripple effect plural ripple effects a situation in which one thing causes a series of other things to happen …   English dictionary

• ripple effect —    When an action has an effect on something, which in turn effects something else, it is said to have a ripple effect.     An increase in the price of oil will have a ripple effect on the economy as a whole …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• ripple effect — noun Date: 1966 a spreading, pervasive, and usually unintentional effect or influence < the automotive industry has a ripple effect on many other industries > compare domino effect …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ripple effect — noun the effect of one event setting off other events in an unexpected way, or unexpected areas. Defaults in Americas mortgage lending businesses are causing a ripple effect through the major banks in other continents …   Wiktionary

• ripple effect — ripple ef,fect noun count a situation in which one thing causes a series of other things to happen …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English