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Definition carry over in British English

carry over phrasal verb

phrasal verb
1

if something carries over or is carried over from one situation into another, it has the same effect in the new situation as it had in the old one

Example

Stresses at work can often be carried over into your home life.

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2

to take something that you earn or are given in one year or period of time into the next one

Example

You are not allowed to carry over holiday entitlement from one year into the next.

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Definition carry over in British English