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CARRY-OVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
Synonyms:
carry-over; transfer; transfer of training
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("carry-over" is a kind of...):
acquisition; learning (the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "carry-over"):
generalisation; generalization; stimulus generalisation; stimulus generalization ((psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus)
Derivation:
carry over (transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves
Synonyms:
carry-forward; carry-over
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("carry-over" is a kind of...):
balance (the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
