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ripple effect

The correct spelling is ripple effect.

How to pronounce ripple effect

noun

Say it like: Rip-ple- ef-fec-t

The correct spelling is ripple effect. The circumstance in which one event instigates an expansive set of other events. For example: "Defaults in America's mortgage lending businesses are causing a ripple effect through the major banks in other continents."

Usage Examples

Defaults in America's mortgage lending businesses are causing a ripple effect through the major banks in other continents.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.The circumstance in which one event instigates an expansive set of other events.

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