# carryover

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #62,749

## Definitions
1. Something whose duration has been extended or that has been transferred to another time.
2. An amount, especially a sum of money, transferred to a new column in a ledger, or applied to a later time.
3. The damaging condition where water droplets are carried out of a steam boiler along with the dry steam.

## Etymology
Deverbal from carry over.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/carryover