Meaning and usage of the word carry-over in English

Meaning of vocabulary carry-over

carry-overnoun

mang theo

/ˈkæri əʊvə(r)//ˈkæri əʊvər/

Example of vocabulary carry-overnamespace

meaning

something that remains or results from a situation in the past

  • His neatness is a carry-over from his army days.
  • Stock prices fell today in a carry-over of selling from Wednesday’s drop.
meaning

an amount of money that has not been used and so can be used later

  • The £20 million included a £7 million carry-over from last year's underspend.

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