spillover
IPA: spˈɪɫoʊvɝ
noun
- That which overflows; the excess or side effect.
- (epidemiology) The spread of infectious disease between different species of animal and particularly to humans.
spill over
IPA: spˈɪɫˈoʊvɝ
verb
- to enter into another zone by way of accident or overcrowding; to overflow
- (intransitive) (of an infectious disease) to spread from one species of animal to another and particularly to humans
- (intransitive) (of a bad emotion, situation, etc.) to reach a climax
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Examples of "spillover" in Sentences
Examples of "spill-over" in Sentences
- The spill-over from the Horseshoe Bar, Siobhan knew—and as incongruous as they looked, she also knew it was ever thus on match days.
- The Canadian and American economies' high level of interconnectivity means that developments on one side of the border will have spill-over effects across the border.
- That same operative made the case that there would be good spill-over news coverage in neighboring Pennsylvania, where Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Penn) is hoping to make inroads in his own Senate race.
- Mr. Carney said European authorities could reduce the spill-over of deleveraging by having their banks meet at least part of the new requirements through private capital, including so-called contingent capital, an idea championed by Canada.
- This "spill-over" effect of games means that young people who identify strongly as gamers have real-world talents and strengths that will indoubtedly serve the well in the future -- if they understand that these are real skills and abilities, not just virtual ones.
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