carry-over

1. 1.

   application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation

   Synonymstransfertransfer of training

   Broaderlearning

   Narrowergeneralization
2. 2.

   the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves

   Synonymscarry-forward

   Broaderbalance

   United Kingdom

Questions about carry-over

What does carry-over mean?

carry-over means "application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in carry-over?

carry-over has 3 syllables: car-ry-o-ver. The stress falls on "car".

What is another word for carry-over?

Close synonyms include transfer, transfer of training, carry-forward. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is carry-over a common word?

carry-over is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.