by-productnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbaɪˌprɒd.ʌkt/us/ˈbaɪˌprɑː.dəkt/something that is produced as a result of making something else, or something unexpected that happens as a result of something:
Buttermilk is a by-product of making butter.
Illness is one of the by-products of overcrowded housing.
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Outcomes and consequences
- -ment
- aftereffect
- aftermath
- bang
- be a monument to sth idiom
- bed
- bite
- effect
- fruit
- function
- impact
- knock-on effect
- monument
- more bang for your buck(s) idiom
- net result
- spin-off
- the bitter fruits of sth idiom
- the upshot
- trickle-down
- you've made your bed, now lie in it idiom
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