carry forward
Britishverb
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accounting to transfer (a balance) to the next page, column, etc
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Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): carry over. tax accounting to apply (a legally permitted credit, esp an operating loss) to the taxable income of following years to ease the overall tax burden
noun
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Also, carry over . Transfer a bookkeeping entry to the next column, page, another account, or the next accounting period, as in Let's carry forward this loss to the next quarter for a saving in taxes , or She made an error in carrying over this column . The first term dates from the first half of the 1800s; the variant dates from the mid-1700s.
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Make progress in, advance, as in His successor hoped to carry forward his work . Also see carry on .
Example Sentences
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Guests often reflect on their own family histories — land lost, traditions carried forward — and leave with a renewed sense of stewardship, Releford says.
From Los Angeles Times
For those of us defending free speech, it is a legacy we carry forward with gratitude.
Unused losses exceeding $3,000 also get carried forward to future years.
From MarketWatch
Fela Kuti led multiple ensembles, most famously Africa 70 and later Egypt 80, the latter now carried forward by his son.
From BBC
That heritage of justice carried forward through Iran’s culture, poetry, scholarship, and enduring openness to the wider world.
From Salon
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