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carryover

carryover

2 4.0
Something from an earlier time that continues into the present
  • noun
  • /ˈkɛriˌoʊvər/
translation icon : remanente
  • For the most part, these provisions are carryovers from the sweeping and revolutionary 1990 statute.
  • carryover funds
  • carryover effect
  • negative carryover

I wonder if all the years of ruining myself, if it has a carryover effect, like I just can't make up entirely for all the things I did.

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Examples

  • We obviously had a little bit of carryover effect from the AMC dispute into October.

    Blog text (11)
  • The Windows Phone 8 People hub is a carryover from the prior version, but with some new tricks.

    Blog text (6)
  • In addition, there may be some carryover benefits of physical education.

    Academic text (2007)
  • A great addition would be to have some carryover from the first game.

    Blog text (13)
  • While Democrats worked hard to support Obama, there was little carryover to local candidates.

    Blog text (33)
  • Ford expects a carryover from rough sales in 2012 and a recovery in Europe for 2014.

    Blog text (9)
  • The results showed positive carryover effects related to problem-solving cognitive activities but not for basic skills such as calculation.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The resulting carryover largely represents outstanding orders, plus excess cash, and illustrates that acquisition processes are not necessarily clear-cut.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The reduction treaty, a carryover from the previous administration, mandated a fifty-percent reduction in intercontinental launchers by the coming spring.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The positive changes in student performance are a clear result of the carryover from last year's innovative teaching methods.

Synonyms

holdover
vscarryover
7 6.6

Something that remains from an earlier time

is transfer or continuation from a prior period rather than mere survival
carry-over
vscarryover
  • Specialized
1 5.1

Using skill or knowledge from one situation in another similar situation

is about transfer from earlier period or activity rather than skill use
carry-forward
vscarryover
  • Specialized
1 7.3

An amount of profit or loss that a company moves from a past financial period to the next period

is a general transfer from a previous period to the present
rollover
vscarryover
1 3.9

Unused phone data or minutes you can use later

is a general transfer across periods not limited to unused plan units

Antonyms

Stopping something for a short time or forever

Surface Forms

carryover singular
carryovers plural

Morphology

carryover = carry (transparent) = over + carry

The noun directly reflects the phrasal verb 'carry over' meaning an amount transferred from a previous period, which B1 learners can infer from knowing 'carry' + 'over'. [Postprocessing: moved 'over' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Carryover comes from the simple words carry ('to move or take') and over ('to the next time'). Think of leftover money or holiday days in a box that you carry into the new year, so a carryover is something that continues or is transferred from an earlier period.