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cascade effect
noun[ C ]
uk /kæsˈkeɪd ɪˌfekt/ us /kæsˈkeɪd əˌfekt/
a situation when an action, event, or decision has an effect on a few people or things, which then causes it to have an effect on more people or things, and so on until many people or things are affected:
The cascade effect of the funding cuts will be enormous.
Ensuring the survival of a few key firms can have a cascade effect on smaller firms throughout the country.
When the people we have trained start to become trainers themselves, we will see a cascade effect.
The more people we can get our message to in the first place, the wider the cascade effect will be.
When a large manufacturer goes bust, all their suppliers are hurt in a cascade effect.
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