spillover

American  

[spil-oh-ver] / ˈspɪlˌoʊ vər /

noun

1. the act of spilling over.

2. a quantity of something spilled over; overflow.

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Etymology

Origin of spillover

First recorded in 1940–45; noun use of verb phrase spill over

Example Sentences

That said, Zhang thinks China’s central and local governments would aim to contain the spillover effects of Vanke’s troubles, so they may intervene by facilitating the agreement with major creditors.

From The Wall Street Journal

Driving home AI importance, Rajadhyaksha estimates about 1% of U.S. growth in 2025 came from spending on the technology, with “old” economy spillover for construction on data centers, telecoms firms putting down networking equipment, etc.

From MarketWatch

One way we could get spillover effects to the rest of the world economy would be if higher long-term Japanese government bond yields give rise to the repatriation of Japanese capital.

From Barron's

“Given that there has been no major correction in stocks for some time, we are somewhat wary of a spillover unto the rest of the asset classes if sentiment does take a sustained dip.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Military action will very likely rally nationalist sentiment in Venezuela, fracture hemispheric consensus and drag the U.S. into a longer confrontation with messy spillovers, from uncontrolled migration to maritime security threats.

From Salon

Related Words

• deluge
• flash flood
• overabundance
• torrent