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spillover
noun, spill·over often attributive \ˈspil-ˌō-vər\
: something that flows out of or spreads beyond a container, space, area, etc.
Full Definition of SPILLOVER
1
: the act or an instance of spilling over
2
: a quantity that spills over
3
: an extension of something especially when an excess exists <benefiting from a spillover of prosperity from neighboring states>
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First Known Use of SPILLOVER
1940
Rhymes with SPILLOVER
allover, all over, bind over, blow over, boil over, bowl over, changeover, chew over, comb-over, come over, crossover, cross over, cutover, flashover, flyover, get over, give over, go over, hand over, hangover, Hannover, holdover, hold over, in clover, kick over, knock over, layover, lay over, leftover, lie over, look over, makeover, make over, mess over, moreover, once-over, Passover, pass over, pick over, popover, pullover, pull over, pushover, put over, red clover, Rickover, rollover, roll over, runover, run over, sea rover, slipover, stopover, strikeover, sweet clover, takeover, take over, talk over, throw over, tide over, turnover, turn over, voice-over, walkover, walk over, warmed-over, watch over, wingover, work over
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