carry-over

[ kar-ee-oh-ver ]

/ ˈkær iˌoʊ vər /

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noun

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

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

carryforward (def. 2).

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Origin of carry-over

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

Words nearby carry-over

carrying place, carry light, carry off, carry-on, carry-out, carry-over, carry permit, carry the ball, carry the can, carry the day, carry the torch

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How to use carry-over in a sentence

Tocqueville emphasizes how American habits carry over into politics much more so than the reverse.
What’s At Stake In The Tocqueville/Piketty Debate|James Poulos|April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why would you go out and appoint Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State and carry over that old regime?
Oliver Stone on the Tyranny of Obama’s ‘Exceptional’ America|Andrew Romano|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If public opinion is divided and conflicted, those divisions and conflicts will carry over into our politics.
America, the Dysfunctional|Leslie Bennetts|August 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Their stores were conveyed in bateaux, which they were constantly forced to haul against currents and carry over land.
The Political History of England - Vol. X.|William Hunt

The twelve couples embarked in the boats, which crossed back many times in order to carry over the other princes.
The Red Fairy Book|Various
The poets justly carry over rhetoric when the scene demands it, and have often proved themselves excellent rhetoricians.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance|Donald Lemen Clark
To carry over the course a bag or two of clubs for the elect of Newbern was bound to be improving.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson
The air has become so thin on Mars that sound will not carry over large portions of it.
Giants on the Earth|Sterner St. Paul Meek

British Dictionary definitions for carry-over

carry over

verb (tr, adverb)

to postpone or defer

accounting tax accounting another term for carry forward

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

noun carry-over

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

accounting a sum or balance carried forward

another name for contango

tax accounting another name for carry-forwardSee carry forward (noun)

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Other Idioms and Phrases with carry-over

carry over

See carry forward, def. 1.

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.

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