spillover
Americannoun
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the act of spilling over.
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a quantity of something spilled over; overflow.
Etymology
Origin of spillover
First recorded in 1940–45; noun use of verb phrase spill over
Example Sentences
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The escalation of the regional conflict shuttered airports, sparking one of the most drastic shocks to the industry since the Covid-19 pandemic, with the spillover affecting international carriers.
It concluded that a different approach would better advance the administration’s aims without causing “negative outward spillovers.”
Recent headlines regarding this change “have heightened concerns about forced selling and potential spillover effects,” UBS analyst Matthew Mish remarked on Monday.
From Barron's
In an unusually strongly worded rebuke, the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday urged China to reorient its economy toward consumption and scale back “unwarranted industrial policy” to “mitigate international spillovers.”
Shares of asset managers faced serious selling pressure this past week, after worries over a private-credit fund managed by Blue Owl Capital triggered broader investor anxiety about spillover effects.
From MarketWatch
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