Neuter

effect

  1. (neuter) effect
  2. (neuter, plural-normally) security, notably bond or stock
  3. (neuter) spin (rotation of a ball)
  4. (neuter, obsolete) personal effect, belonging

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛˈfɛkt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch effect, from Old French effect, from Latin effectus. The sense ‘(equitable) security’ borrowed from German Effekt or French effet.

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