carry over

carry-over — carry .over n [singular] 1.) something you do, or something that happens now, that is the result of a situation that existed in the past carry over from ▪ Some of the problems schools are facing are a carry over from the previous government s… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

carry over — {v.} 1. To save for another time. * /The store had some bathing suits it had carried over from last year./ * /What you learn in school should carry over into adult life./ 2. To transfer (as a figure) from one column, page, or book to another. *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

carry over — {v.} 1. To save for another time. * /The store had some bathing suits it had carried over from last year./ * /What you learn in school should carry over into adult life./ 2. To transfer (as a figure) from one column, page, or book to another. *… …   Dictionary of American idioms

carry-over — ˈcarry ˌover noun [singular] 1. ACCOUNTING an amount of money earned in a particular year that is still available to be spent the following year: carry over from/​to • The £20 million included a £7 million carry over from last year s budget. 2.… …   Financial and business terms

carry-over — index balance (amount in excess), remainder (remaining part) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 carry over …   Law dictionary

carry over — (something) to allow something you deal with to continue existing. I try not to let my problems at work carry over into my private life. She couldn t pay the full amount she owed, so she carried over part of it to the next month …   New idioms dictionary

carry over — index continue (resume), holdover Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 carry over …   Law dictionary

carry-over — [kar′ē ō΄vər] n. 1. the act of carrying over 2. something carried or left over …   English World dictionary

carry over — ► carry over 1) keep to use or deal with in a new context. 2) postpone. Main Entry: ↑carry …   English terms dictionary

carry over — verb 1. transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another (Freq. 4) • Derivationally related forms: ↑carry over • Hypernyms: ↑prevail, ↑persist, ↑die hard, ↑run, ↑endure …   Useful english dictionary

carry over — v. (D; tr.) to carry over from; to (carry these figures over to the next page; to carry over a tradition from one generation to another) * * * [ kærɪ əʊvə] to (carry over these figures over to the next page; to carry over a tradition from one… …   Combinatory dictionary