impact

IPA: ɪmpˈækt

(transitive) To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
(transitive) To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
(transitive, figurative, proscribed) To significantly or strongly influence or affect; to have an impact on.
(transitive, rare) To stamp or impress onto something.

Examples of "impact" in Sentences

"There's still a lot of wariness of what that long-term impact is going to be."
Mr. Roberts said the company can better absorb the margin impact from the deal now that costs are lowered.
The opportunity to hyper personalize communication and accurately track our members and their impact is here.
But their impact is usually as decaying, moisture-laden tropical storms (wind speeds under 74 miles per hour) or their remnants, rather than hurricanes.
You guys are delusional … Flora brings together excellent quotes, and the main impact is … (as she puts in her piece), “the war will only be lost at home”.
I define and use the term impact indicators as those issues that directly affect positively or negatively food security such as population, water, land, and economic growth/development.
A number of studies on the social impact of the Tangaye project were undertaken by Roberts. 3 These studies examined the impact of mechanising arduous, time-consuming village tasks on the life of women, with the power source viewed as a black-box. 4 They were studies of the effects of pumped water supply and a power-operated grain mill in a remote village.