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• carry-over
  carry-over

  noun

  that which is carried over, postponed, or extended to a later time, account, etc.
• carry over
  carry over

  verb

  to postpone or defer

carry-over

American  

[kar-ee-oh-ver] / ˈkær iˌoʊ vər /

noun

1. that which is carried over, postponed, or extended to a later time, account, etc.

2. Bookkeeping. the total of one page of an account carried forward to the next.

3. carryforward.

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carry over British  

verb

1. to postpone or defer

2. accounting tax accounting another term for carry forward

3. (on the London Stock Exchange) to postpone (payment or settlement) until the next account day

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noun

1. something left over for future use, esp goods to be sold

2. accounting a sum or balance carried forward

3. another name for contango

4. tax accounting another name for carry-forward See carry forward

carry over Idioms  

1. See carry forward , def. 1.

2. To keep something, usually merchandise, for a subsequent period. For example, We'll carry over this summer's bathing suits for next winter's resort season .

3. Persist from one time or situation to another, as in His leadership in sports carried over to the classroom . [Late 1800s]

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Etymology

Origin of carry-over

First recorded in 1735–45; noun use of verb phrase carry over

Example Sentences

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carry-over carry over

Reyna is one of 13 players from that Qatar squad selected by coach Mauricio Pochettino for this year’s roster—tying the U.S. record for most carry-over between World Cups.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Commons Leader Sir Alan Campbell had earlier told MPs that the Bill would be subject to a carry-over motion on Monday.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

"The increase registered in the CPI during August will generate a carry-over effect," said Eugenio Mari, Chief Economist at the Libertad y Progreso Foundation.

From Reuters ● Sep. 11, 2023

The 112 is in many ways a carry-over of the Cold War.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2023

We said all this in my kitchen, drinking coffee, sitting at my kitchen table, in those low, intense voices we used for such arguments when we were in our early twenties; a carry-over from college.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Nearly half of Americans aged 50 and older carry over credit-card debt from month to month, including debt on active cards or cancelled cards, according to AARP.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

This is the correct strategy if you play six times a decade, as you don’t want to waste a good shot, you want to carry over all that momentum you have from March 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Those questions carry over to the review announced Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

"The biggest worry was that they were going to suffocate in the smoke, but the smoke did carry over them," he said, confirming the animals had survived.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Mary took some flat bread and cheese and some sweet, thirst-quenching red fruits, wrapped them in a cloth, and tied a cord around it for one of them to carry over a shoulder.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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