Definitions for effects
ɪˈfɛktsef·fects

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1. effects, personal effectsnoun

   property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

   "she left some of her personal effects in the house"; "I watched over their effects until they returned"

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1. effectsnoun

   belongings

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1. effects

   Personal property; sale of effects; or the auction of the property of deceased officers and seamen: "The effects of that sail Will be a sale of effects."

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1. effectsverb

   Verb form of the word effect.

   The effects of the changes are beautiful, we are all focused on creating optimum health, human rights, unity government and shared prosperity for all.

   Submitted by MaryC on May 8, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Personal Property

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'effects' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #894

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'effects' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1964

How to pronounce effects?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say effects in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of effects in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of effects in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of effects in a Sentence

1. John Williams:

   You have to look through the short-term fluctuations of things, look to the next year or two ahead and think about where is the economy going to be, monetary policy as we know takes a year or two to have its full effects.

2. Andrew Shennan:

   Cesarean delivery results in fewer bacteria in the baby's gut being like its mother's. This is not known to be harmful and mothers who need a caesarean should not be alarmed. The further effects of this in long term health need to be evaluated.

3. Chief Executive Officer Brian Humphries:

   (The company) is experiencing the effects of this public health emergency on both the demand and fulfillment sides of our business, from London to Mumbai to Manila and New York.

4. Amanda Drake:

   Sustained smoking leads to more effects, even if women do not stop smoking before conception, stopping smoking during pregnancy is still better than continuing throughout.

5. Lemmechen Gjul:

   Costs were higher than expected. The effects of the weaker crown currency were higher than expected.

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