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in effect

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You add in effect to a statement or opinion that is not precisely accurate, but which you feel is a reasonable description or summary of a particular situation.

[vagueness]

That deal would create, in effect, the world's biggest airline.

Synonyms: in fact, really, actually, essentially More Synonyms of in effect

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in effect in British English

a.

in fact; actually

b.

for all practical purposes

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in effect in American English

1.

in result; actually; in fact

2.

in essence; virtually

3.

in operation; in force

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There are, in effect, two worlds emerging.This in effect adds up to 21 units a week for women and 28 for men.This weekend the board will discuss whether to sell its core internet business, in effect dismantling the world 's original internet search engine. Borrowing more than your home is worth puts you in effect into negative equity - when the debt is more than the property's value.What actually happens, in effect, is that the chemical solution destroys the outer layer of the skin by a process that amounts literally to burning.

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