Associations to the word «Carryover»

Wiktionary

CARRYOVER, noun. Something whose duration has been extended or that has been transferred to another time.
CARRYOVER, noun. An amount, especially a sum of money, transferred to a new column in a ledger, or applied to a later time.
CARRYOVER, noun. The damaging condition where water droplets are carried out of a steam boiler along with the dry steam.

Wise words

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