impact

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Bank officials said the fraud could not be quantified as the impact was a reduction in notional profits on several forex deals over a period of time.

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  1. noun The striking of one body against another; collision. See Synonyms at collision.
  2. noun The force or impetus transmitted by a collision.
  3. noun The effect or impression of one thing on another: still gauging the impact of automation on the lives of factory workers.

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  • The ground trembled beneath the terrific blow; the roaring of escaping steam and the crash of the impact were almost deafening. —  Astounding Stories, February 1932
  • At first he thought the impact was a ghost of his teenage need, but the force was too great and too deep, hardening him Now he wasn't prepared for the sight of Miranda, dressed in flannel pajamas and a worn, long flannel robe appearing at his doorway. —  Dummy1.htm
  • The flash of the impact was a warning signal for Bix, because antitank rifles were damned accurate and represented a danger, even for the tank destroyer. —  Panzer Aces
  • We have a much bigger revenue number, total number so as a percentage also the impact is also smaller.
  • It does cover everything from top to bottom and this year, the impact is a lot more on cost of goods and you also will notice that we had a $2 million gain below the line on certain re-measurement of receivables, but cost of goods, since we do manufacture in the UK has taken by far the largest impact and as we indicated that was 3\% of revenue.
 

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effect ·  risk ·  consequence ·  pressure ·  development ·  explosion ·  shock ·  advantage ·  damage ·  implication ·  significance ·  analysis

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impact:   impacts ·  impacted
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. From Latin impāctus, past participle of impingere, to push against; see impinge.

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  1. from Old French impacter, empacter, press close together, from Latin impactus, inpactus, past participle of impingere, inpingere, strike against: see impinge.
  2. from impact, v.
 

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