net effect
Bottom line result
Net effect is the overall result after opposing forces or factors have been weighed against each other.
When multiple influences push in different directions, the net effect is what remains once they've canceled out or combined: The tax cuts helped consumers, but higher prices hurt them—the net effect on spending was minimal.
The phrase emphasizes bottom-line outcomes rather than individual components.
- outcomeFinal result of events
- end resultUltimate consequence of events
- resultWhat follows a cause
- impactForceful contact or consequence
- consequenceResult of an action
upshot · bottom line · big picture · ripple · cumulative · overall · balance · aftermath · residual · fallout · takeaway · sum total · all things considered · when all is said and done · endgame · spillover · knock-on · aggregate
- consequencesconsequence, consequences, result, results, outcome
- effectsconsequence, result, outcome, aftereffect, vignette
- endingsending, the end, finish, close, final
- causationcause, because, causality, causation, root cause