carryover

noun car·ry·over \ ˈka-rē-ˌō-vər , ˈker-ē- \

|Updated on: 19 Jul 2018

Examples: carryover in a Sentence

Definition of carryover

1 : the act or process of carrying over

2 : something retained or carried over

superstitions that are carryovers from ancient times

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Examples of carryover in a Sentence

superstitions that are carryovers from ancient times

Recent Examples of carryover from the Web

The rest of the car will be a carryover from the current Camry.

— edgar thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Chase Elliott captures the pole at Coke Zero Sugar 400," 7 July 2018
Friday’s eight-race card will feature a pick 6 carryover of $8,242 with the sequence beginning in race three with a 4½-furlong thoroughbred race for fillies and mares.

— john cherwa, latimes.com, "Racing! Los Alamitos puts its first day of the meeting in the books," 29 June 2018
Another carryover from last season: Louisville forward-center Mangok Mathiang, who was on a two-way contract and played mostly for the G-League Greensboro Swarm.

— rick bonnell, charlotteobserver, "Charlotte Hornets' summer roster includes Monk, Bacon, and a former Tar Heel surprise," 29 June 2018
Another concern is that guidelines for prescribing relief even those aimed at short-duration, acute pain, such as that following surgery have carryover effects on patients with long-term pain.

— julie appleby, chicagotribune.com, "Doling out pain pills post-surgery: An ingrown toenail not the same as a bypass," 27 June 2018
Another concern is that guidelines for prescribing relief — even those aimed at short-duration, acute pain, such as that following surgery — have carryover effects on patients with long-term pain.

— julie appleby, Washington Post, "Doling Out Pain Pills Post-Surgery: An Ingrown Toenail Not The Same As A Bypass," 22 June 2018
Not only is this Durant-Curry pairing interesting to watch or Draymond’s thinking through his shooting selection interesting to watch—but some of these things have carryover effects to this summer’s free-agent decisions or into next season.

— andrew sharp and ben golliver, SI.com, "Would a Warriors Sweep Indicate a Cavs Breakdown or Just Reality?," 6 June 2018
There will be carryover cooking while the chicken rests, which will take the temperature to 165 degress.

— nancy miller, The Courier-Journal, "Decca is nothing if not thoughtful, progressive and delicious. Inside this chef's mind," 1 May 2018
The Angels weren't expecting any carryover into the game, either.

— jeff wilson, star-telegram, "Banister on Angels' reaction to slide: 'Our shortstop's getting well, though'," 2 June 2018

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First Known Use of carryover

1894

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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carry over

verb

Definition of carry over

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

: to persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another

Recent Examples of carry over from the Web

His willingness to embrace change has carried over in his pitching career.

— eduardo a. encina, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles right-hander Yefry Ramírez has embraced change on winding path to major leagues," 14 July 2018
The grudge match carried over to a spin room immediately following the debate, which was hosted by WTNH and the Connecticut Realtors Association.

— neil vigdor, courant.com, "Rival Democrats Ned Lamont And Joe Ganim Exchange Barbs In Raucous Debate," 12 July 2018
All the Goal Diggers are angling for their individual storylines to carry over to a fourth season.

— mary cadden, USA TODAY, "'Real Housewives'-type show is star of Jessica Knoll's juicy 'The Favorite Sister'," 14 May 2018
And there are aspects of my schtick that are just not going to carry over.

— heather havrilesky, The Cut, "‘Mallory Is Not Gone’: Daniel Mallory Ortberg on Coming Out As Trans," 13 Mar. 2018
The plan wasn't for that same sort of style to carry over to this year.

— jesse newell, kansascity, "How Bill Self beat the Big 12 at its own game | The Kansas City Star," 1 Mar. 2018
But by Saturday, the one calling on el-Sissi to leave office carried over 279,000 tweets.

— Washington Post, "Popular hashtags take sides on Egypt president’s leadership," 23 June 2018
SeaWorld has not said what rides and attractions the new land will have or whether any of the Happy Harbor rides will carry over to it, but news reports based on the public filing of site plans say several will.

— marjie lambert, miamiherald, "Tower of Terror too scary? More kid-friendly rides are coming to Florida theme parks," 14 June 2018
The carry over a valley in front of the green is fairly deceptive, however.

— brent kennedy, baltimoresun.com, "Piney Branch Golf Club," 7 June 2018

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First Known Use of carry over

1745

in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

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CARRYOVER Defined for English Language Learners

carryover

noun

Definition of carryover for English Language Learners

: something that existed in one time or place and continues in another

Law Dictionary

carryover

noun car·ry·over \ ˈkar-ē-ˌō-vər \

legal Definition of carryover

: 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