effect

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The result or outcome of a cause.
2. (countable, uncountable) Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.
3. (countable, uncountable) Execution; performance; realization; operation.
4. (uncountable) Execution; performance; realization; operation.
5. (countable, uncountable) An illusion produced by technical means (as in "special effect")
6. (countable, uncountable) An alteration, or device for producing an alteration, in sound after it has been produced by an instrument.
7. (countable, uncountable) A scientific phenomenon, usually named after its discoverer.
8. (countable, uncountable) An influence or causal association between two variables.
9. (countable, plural-normally, uncountable) Belongings, usually as personal effects.
10. (countable, uncountable) Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; with to.
11. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere appearance.
12. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Manifestation; expression; sign.

Verb

1. (transitive) To make or bring about; to implement.
2. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of affect.

Opposite of

consequence, effect, result, hindrance, impediment, preventer, prohibitor

Synonyms

result

consequence

influence

outcome

impact

accomplish

impression

efficacy

cause

action

bring about

make

perform

execute

conclusion

do

produce

success

force

achieve

operation

issue

function

effectiveness

upshot

realize

benefit

act

fulfil

use

effectuate

work

fulfill

end

🔚

event

validity

aftermath

purport

carry out

performance

affect

implement

gist

generate

give

imprint

manage

gain

exposure

evoke

Translations

effet

efecto

Wirkung

effetto

Effekt

efeito

Auswirkung

risultato

Ergebnis

effect

etki

efecte

résultat

resultado

effettuare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈfɛkt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: effect

Cognate with French: effet

Inherited from Old English: fremming

Inherited from Middle English: effecten

In summary

Of the noun: from Middle English effect, from Old French effect (modern French effet), from Latin effectus (“an effect, tendency, purpose”), from efficiō (“accomplish, complete, effect”); see effect as a verb. Displaced Old English fremming, fremednes from fremman.
Of the verb: from Middle English effecten, partly from Medieval Latin effectuō, from Latin effectus, perfect passive participle of efficiō (“accomplish, complete, do, effect”), from ex (“out”) + faciō (“do, make”) (see fact and compare affect, infect) and partly from the noun effect.

Sentences

The reserve requirement therefore acts as a limit on this multiplier effect .