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carry-over

 noun
     
Related topics: Finance
carry-over [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 policies.
2BF an amount of money that has not been used and is available to use later
carry-over from
The budget includes a £7 million carry-over from last year.

➔ carry over

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