carry-over

[ kar-ee-oh-ver ]

noun

1. that which is carried over, postponed, or extended to a later time, account, etc.
2. Bookkeeping. the total of one page of an account carried forward to the next.
3. carryforward ( def 2 ).

carry over

verb

1. to postpone or defer
2. accounting tax accounting another term for carry forward
3. (on the London Stock Exchange) to postpone (payment or settlement) until the next account day

noun

1. something left over for future use, esp goods to be sold
2. accounting a sum or balance carried forward
3. another name for contango
4. tax accounting another name for carry-forward See carry forward

Word History and Origins

Origin of carry-over¹

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

Example Sentences

But after she introduced her proposal — attached as an amendment to a technical bill authorizing departments to spend carry-over dollars from the year before — Rivera and the council ran into a tsunami of anger.

From Seattle Times

What you’re seeing at the start of the season is a carry-over from how they finished the season.”

From Seattle Times

“Even though we have new plays and new wrinkles this year, there’s still carry-over,” Sheridan said.

From Seattle Times

Logically, this carry-over makes no sense; but it happened anyway.

From Seattle Times

Wells wants to know the extent of this ‘carry-over’ in the UK cases and whether or not very low levels of mutation-bearing mitochondria cause health problems.

From Scientific American

Related Words

• advance
• carry on
• endure
• extend
• go on
• last
• linger
• maintain
• persist
• progress
• promote
• pursue
• reach
• remain
• stay
• survive
• sustain