carry-over
noun
that which is carried over, postponed, or extended to a later time, account, etc.
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carry oververbto postpone or defer
carry-over
American
[kar-ee-oh-ver]
/ ˈkær iˌoʊ vər /
noun
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that which is carried over, postponed, or extended to a later time, account, etc.
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Bookkeeping. the total of one page of an account carried forward to the next.
carry over
British
verb
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to postpone or defer
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accounting tax accounting another term for carry forward
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(on the London Stock Exchange) to postpone (payment or settlement) until the next account day
noun
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something left over for future use, esp goods to be sold
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accounting a sum or balance carried forward
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another name for contango
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tax accounting another name for carry-forward See carry forward
carry over
Idioms
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See carry forward , def. 1.
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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 .
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Persist from one time or situation to another, as in His leadership in sports carried over to the classroom . [Late 1800s]
Etymology
Origin of carry-over
First recorded in 1735–45; noun use of verb phrase carry over
Example Sentences
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Colbert often goofed on his public image with mock outrage over perceived offenses, a carry-over from his long-running shtick on “The Colbert Report.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 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
U.S. stocks hit some turbulence in June, and that seemed to carry over into early July, as a powerful momentum trade centered on semiconductor stocks hit a speed bump.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
So, people who take time to write reviews on the weekend seem to feel more socially isolated, and their negative feelings carry over to what they say about products, services or companies, the researchers say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
"Any shortfall in one year doesn't simply carry over in full to the next, because targets and modelling are adjusted based on actual recruitment," they said.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Early in the planning process, the museum surveyed local community members and museumgoers about which features should carry over to the new design.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Recognizing faces sounds like a very specific process, but Schooler has shown that the implications of verbal overshadowing carry over to the way we solve much broader problems.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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