We found 21 dictionaries that define the word in effect:

General (15 matching dictionaries)

1. in effect: Merriam-Webster
2. in effect: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
3. in effect: Collins English Dictionary
4. in effect: Vocabulary.com
5. in effect: Wordnik
6. in effect: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
7. in effect: Wiktionary
8. In effect, in effect: Dictionary.com
9. in effect: Rhymezone
10. in effect: FreeDictionary.org
11. in effect: Mnemonic Dictionary
12. in effect: TheFreeDictionary.com
13. in effect: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (2 matching dictionaries)

14. in effect: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
15. in effect: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)

16. in effect: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

17. in effect: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)

18. in effect: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

19. in effect: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (in effect) ▸ adjective:  Operating or functioning; in force; in play. ▸ adverb:  For all practical purposes; in practice; actually; essentially; basically. Similar: operative, effective, effectively, good, in force, operating, active, alive, up and running, energic, more... Opposite: ineffective, invalid, inefficient, useless, unproductive Types: active, valid, current, in force, operative, more... Phrases: in full effect, In Effect Mode, lessen in effect, concentrated in effect, harmful in effect, more... Adjectives: executional, applicative, resultful, operative, productive, good, efficient, actualized, availing, effective ▸ Words similar to in effect ▸ Usage examples for in effect ▸ Idioms related to in effect ▸ Wikipedia articles (New!) ▸ Popular nouns described by in effect ▸ Words that often appear near in effect ▸ Rhymes of in effect ▸ Invented words related to in effect