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spillover

spillover

8 5.8
An indirect effect that helps other businesses or areas beyond the original activity
  • noun
  • /ˈspɪlˌoʊvər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : efecto colateral
  • Colombia's neighboring countries feared a spillover of narcotrafficking, violence, and refugees.
  • spillover effects
  • spillover patterns
  • spillover benefits

And that would be a good thing to allow those spillover effects of those externalities to occur.

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Examples

  • Today, a third theme exists: the threatened spillover from the civil wars in Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Social rates of return include spillover benefits to the community that may be non-pecuniary in nature.

    Academic text (2011)
  • OK, so we're worried about spillover and we're going to deliver books to students.

  • In particular, movements in a specific market may cause spillover effects in other markets.

    Academic text (1996)
  • But you think of this as sort of a positive spillover from R&D.

  • As a result, the potential spillover effects on these countries from U.S. monetary easing are different.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We considered respondents as experiencing work-family spillover if they responded to either question with "often."

    Academic text (2012)
  • Such a downsizing is producing spillover effects in the civilian economy by reducing civilian jobs.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Violence in the United States has reached epidemic proportions, with a predictable spillover into public schools.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The new policy has led to positive spillover effects in the local economy, helping small businesses thrive.

Synonyms

externality
vsspillover
  • Specialized
13 8.3

A side effect of an action on people who are not involved, often harmful or helpful

is similar but often means effects moving beyond the initial area or policy
contagion
vsspillover
  • Specialized
4 7.8

The spread of financial problems from one market or country to others

is broader covering indirect effects beyond finance and many contexts
knock-on effect
vsspillover
  • UK
2 4.7

An indirect result of an event that causes other changes

is indirect too but spreads beyond original context or sector
carryover
vsspillover
2 4.0

Something from an earlier time that continues into the present

focuses on indirect consequences that extend beyond the original situation or sector
backwash
vsspillover
6.8

The continuing effects after a big event that often cause problems

is neutral indirect consequences that are not necessarily negative or long lasting

How Wide

contagion
  • Specialized
4 7.8
diffusion
5 5.8
spillover
  • Specialized
8 5.8
knock-on effect
  • UK
2 4.7
side effect
  • Specialized
259 3.3

Surface Forms

spillover singular
spillovers plural

Morphology

spillover = spill (transparent) = over + spill

The noun is a direct metaphorical compound of 'spill' + 'over' meaning an effect that 'spills over' into another area, which learners can infer from the components. [Postprocessing: moved 'over' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Spillover comes from the simple parts spill ('to flow or fall out') and over ('beyond'), like a drink that spills over the edge of a cup and runs into other places. So a spillover effect is something that moves beyond its original place and starts to affect other people, industries, or areas.