spillover
Americannoun
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the act of spilling over.
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a quantity of something spilled over; overflow.
Etymology
Origin of spillover
First recorded in 1940–45; noun use of verb phrase spill over
Vocabulary lists containing spillover
Economics
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Example Sentences
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Spillover involves any type of disease-causing pathogen, be it a virus, parasite or bacteria, jumping into humans.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2023
Spillover to U.S. markets drove Wall Street deeper into a bear market, lifted benchmark 10-year Treasury yields more than 20 bps to a 12-year high of 3.933%, and has kept the greenback bid.
From Reuters • Sep. 27, 2022
Spillover traffic might clog Interstate 5 in Seattle, for people trying that path between Tukwila and Lynnwood instead of I-405.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2022
The new program, set to begin in October, will be called Stop Spillover.
From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2020
Spillover from the Asian financial crisis hit Taiwan in the fourth quarter of 1997, wreaking havoc on the stock and currency markets.
From The 1998 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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