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spillover

 noun
     
spill‧o‧ver [uncountable and countable]
the effect that one situation or problem has on another situation:
Not all of the violence in Miami was spillover from the trial.
spillover effect/benefit/cost
The weak European economy will have a spillover effect on the US dollar.
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