car·ry·over
ˈker-ē-ˌō-vər 
ˈka-rē-
carried over; carrying over; carries over
1
a
: to transfer (an amount) to the next column, page, or book relating to the same account
b
: to hold over (something, such as goods) for another time or season
2
: to deduct (a loss or an unused credit) from taxable income of a later period
: to persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another
Examples of carryover in a Sentence
Noun
superstitions that are carryovers from ancient times
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
This season, with more self-belief and ice time and carryover chemistry with Pastrnak and Elias Lindholm, Geekie makes the most of his first-line ride.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
Danielle was eliminated, and the conflict between the two carried over all the way into their appearance on The Traitors.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
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Noun
What To Know The contracts, awarded between September 15 and 30, are the first funded under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, along with carryover funding from Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations under the Biden administration.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
This season, with more self-belief and ice time and carryover chemistry with Pastrnak and Elias Lindholm, Geekie makes the most of his first-line ride.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
Beyond those new additions, the X Ultra carries over preexisting options like walking, gravel, uphill, downhill and stair profiles.
—New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
Danielle was eliminated, and the conflict between the two carried over all the way into their appearance on The Traitors.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Carryover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carryover. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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carryover
noun
car·ry·over
ˈkar-ē-ˌō-vər
: the portion of a deduction (as for a net operating loss) or credit which cannot be taken entirely in a given period and which may be deducted from taxable income of a later period compare carryback
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