carryover

CEFRC1

/kˈɛˌrjoʊvər/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Something moved or continued from one time or situation to another.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An amount, especially a sum of money, transferred to a new column in a ledger, or applied to a later time.

Examples

  • The company had a large budget carryover from the previous year.

  • There was a carryover from last year.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The damaging condition where water droplets are carried out of a steam boiler along with the dry steam.

  2. Something whose duration has been extended or that has been transferred to another time.

More examples

In context

  • The carryover effect was significant.

  • The “Black Shoe” title is a carryover from the days of coal-burning ships […]

  • First, as a general rule, carryover stocks are, held in countries that have lower carrying costs, which are probably exporting countries because they enjoy lower prices.

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Origin

noun

Etymology tree English carry overdeverb. English carryover Deverbal from carry over.