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carry-over

NOUN
  1. application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
  2. the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves

How To Use carry-over In A Sentence

  • In certain appropriations, such as those for long-cycle procurement, considerable carry-over of unliquidated obligations into future years is to be expected and is necessary. State of the Union Address (1790-2001)
  • I don't think there's ever any carry-over from one game to the next.
  • Yet the system as reformed, partly by the New Deal and partly by a carry-over of wartime measures, did perform wonderfully well in the two decades after World War II.
  • Hence, carry-over or cross-contamination can occur in continuous flow analyzers if suitable precautions are not taken.
  • The budget includes a £7 million carry-over from last year.
  • ‘Only a carry-over of silage and hay from last winter helped to stop a feeding crisis on farms, but the problem is how are the animals to be fed this winter.
  • In northern climates where rainwater is the sole water source, it may be necessary to oversize the cistern to provide carry-over during a significant portion of the winter when snow falls instead of rain.
  • The lower slaughter means the carry-over into 2005 will be higher than last year and could have implications for the trade during the early months of the New Year.
  • Hence, carry-over or cross-contamination can occur in continuous flow analyzers if suitable precautions are not taken.
  • The department has "carry-over larvacide" from last year that will be rationed throughout the summer, he said. IndyStar.com Top Stories
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