spillover
[ spil-oh-ver ]
/ ˈspɪlˌoʊ vər /
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noun
the act of spilling over.
a quantity of something spilled over; overflow.
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Origin of spillover
First recorded in 1940–45; noun use of verb phrase spill over
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British Dictionary definitions for spillover
spill over
verb
(intr, adverb) to overflow or be forced out of an area, container, etc
noun spillover
mainly US and Canadian the act of spilling over
mainly US and Canadian the excess part of something
economics any indirect effect of public expenditure
astronomy the part of the noise associated with a radio telescope using a dish antenna caused by pick-up by a secondary antenna from directions that do not intercept the dish
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