spillover
[spil-oh-ver]
- 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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Contemporary Examples
Other human practices, like the hunting and consumption of wild animals for food, provide other opportunities for spillover.
Those who remain closed risk losing sales and the spillover traffic.
For some time, inevitably, there has been some spillover effect from the Syrian war into Lebanon.
Tribal leaders expect retribution—and spillover to Syria, Eli Lake reports.
He added that Lebanese people are “worried sick” about the potential of spillover conflict from Syria.
Historical Examples
The risk of a spillover of the conflict into Albanian territory is small.
After the RainSam Vaknin
Word Origin and History for spillover
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper