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spillover

 
Dictionary: spill·o·ver   (spĭl'ō'vər) pronunciation
n.
  1. The act or an instance of spilling over.
  2. An amount or quantity spilled over.
  3. A side effect arising from or as if from an unpredicted source: Late trains were a spillover of increased ridership.

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Business Dictionary: Spillover
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Effects of economic activity or process upon those who are not directly involved in it. Odors from a rendering plant are negative spillover effects upon its neighbors; the beauty of a homeowner's flower garden is a positive spillover effect upon neighbors.

Military Dictionary: spillover
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(DOD) The part of the laser spot that is not on the target because of beam divergence or standoff range, improper boresighting of laser designator, or poor operator illuminating procedures. See also laser spot.

WordNet: spillover
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (economics) any indirect effect of public expenditure


Translations: Spillover
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - overløb, overskud, oversvømmelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
overstroming

Français (French)
n. - (US, Can) excédent, débordement, (Écon) retombée

Deutsch (German)
n. - Übergreifen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπερχείλιση, ξεχείλισμα, χυμένη ποσότητα, (μτφ.) συνέπεια, παρεπόμενα

Italiano (Italian)
strabocco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - excesso (m), derrame (m)

Русский (Russian)
переливание через край, избыток

Español (Spanish)
n. - derrame, derramamiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - överskott

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
溢出, 外流人口

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 溢出, 外流人口

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 넘치기, 과잉 인구, 일출 효과

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - あふれこぼれること, 過剰, 豊富

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الكميه الفائضه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עודף, גודש‬


 
 

 

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