knock-on
adjective/ˌnɒk ˈɒn/
/ˌnɑːk ˈɑːn/
(especially British English)- causing other events to happen one after another in a series
- The increase in the price of oil had a knock-on effect on the cost of many other goods.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryKnock-on is used with these nouns:- effect
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